Salem University Student Population

How many students at Salem?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Salem University has a total enrollment of 1,083 students, including 892 undergraduate and 191 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 390 male students (36%) and 693 female students (64%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 644 White students (59.5%) and 136 Black students (12.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 892 undergraduate students (82.4%) and 191 graduate students (17.6%).
• Class Delivery: 450 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 633 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,683 - Salem'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, 390 male (36.01%) and 693 female (63.99%) students are attending Salem University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 56.28.

By class level, 892 (82.36%) are undergraduate students and 191 (17.64%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.19% are male and 65.81% are female, while among graduate students, 44.50% are male and 55.50% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 644 White, 136 Black, and 5 Asian students out of a total of 1,083 are attending at Salem University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Salem University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.4% 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 has 1 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 394 students under 25 years old, and 500 students over 25 years old out of 894 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Salem has 356 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 339 students aged 25 and over.

It has 38 graduate students aged under 25 and 161 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 University, 450 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 633 students are enrolled in some online courses.

206 students who live in West Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 244 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 892 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 220 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 24.66%.194 students have transferred in as full-time status and 26 students transferred in as part-time status.