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Located in Salem, Massachusetts, Salem State University is a public institution. Salem State is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Salem State University?

Contact details for Salem State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970
Phone:	978-542-6000
Website:	www.salemstate.edu

Can I Afford Salem State?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Salem State students paid $499 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $790 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$910	$7,050
Fees	$11,068	$11,911
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$14,954	$14,954
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,784	$1,784

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Salem State, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,749 a year. That adds up to $26,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salem State is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Salem State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,555 undergraduate students at Salem State, with 4,234 being full-time and 1,321 being part-time.

There are also 1,576 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,234 full-time undergraduates at Salem State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salem State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	132
Black or African American	392
Hispanic or Latino	841
White	2,517
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	250

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Salem State University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Salem State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Albania, Brazil, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Salem State University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Salem State. In 2020-2021, 5,230 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Salem State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Salem State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Salem State University was 431.2%. This is the #135 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Salem State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Fletcher6 under License

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