Salisbury University Student Population

How many students at SU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Salisbury University has a total enrollment of 7,025 students, including 6,288 undergraduate and 737 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,922 male students (41.6%) and 4,103 female students (58.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,741 White students (67.5%) and 951 Black students (13.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,288 undergraduate students (89.5%) and 737 graduate students (10.5%).
• Class Delivery: 535 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,645 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - SU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,922 male (41.59%) and 4,103 female (58.41%) students are attending Salisbury University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 71.22.

By class level, 6,288 (89.51%) are undergraduate students and 737 (10.49%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.72% are male and 56.28% are female, while among graduate students, 23.47% are male and 76.53% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,741 White, 951 Black, and 174 Asian students out of a total of 7,025 are attending at Salisbury University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Salisbury University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, SU has 130 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 6,124 students under 25 years old, and 901 students over 25 years old out of 7,025 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 130 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. SU has 5,888 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 400 students aged 25 and over.

It has 236 graduate students aged under 25 and 501 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Salisbury University, 535 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,645 students are enrolled in some online courses.

418 students who live in Maryland or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 117 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,288 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 491 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.81%.446 students have transferred in as full-time status and 45 students transferred in as part-time status.