Salem State University Student Population

How many students at Salem State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Salem State University has a total enrollment of 6,230 students, including 4,867 undergraduate and 1,363 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,086 male students (33.5%) and 4,144 female students (66.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,402 White students (54.6%) and 1,442 Hispanic students (23.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,867 undergraduate students (78.1%) and 1,363 graduate students (21.9%).
• Class Delivery: 836 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,702 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 - Salem State'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, 2,086 male (33.48%) and 4,144 female (66.52%) students are attending Salem State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 50.34.

By class level, 4,867 (78.12%) are undergraduate students and 1,363 (21.88%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.02% are male and 63.98% are female, while among graduate students, 24.43% are male and 75.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,402 White, 490 Black, and 202 Asian students out of a total of 6,230 are attending at Salem State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Salem State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Salem State has 447 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 4,505 students under 25 years old, and 1,732 students over 25 years old out of 6,239 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 447 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Salem State has 4,217 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 634 students aged 25 and over.

It has 288 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,098 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Salem State University, 836 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,702 students are enrolled in some online courses.

802 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 34 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,867 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 395 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.12%.321 students have transferred in as full-time status and 74 students transferred in as part-time status.