Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Salem's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.
Salem has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,091 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Salem College54946485
Similarly Ranked Schools1,0911,04150
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina1,9731,523719
The below chart compares the student population between Salem College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9 male and 540 female students attending Salem. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.02 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Salem.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Salem
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total46440064
Men202
Women46240062
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Salem
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total855233
Men752
Women784731

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 261 White students (47.54%) and 103 Black or African American students (18.76%) at Salem College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Salem College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salem College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15015
Asian10010
Black or African American82181
Hispanic84084
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White2091208
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown47047
Total 4642462
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salem College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian211
Black or African American21219
Hispanic404
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White52448
Two or More Races303
Race/Ethnicity Unknown303
Total 85778

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 410 students whose age under twenty five and 101 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salem College.
Especially, 12 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Salem College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Salem College
TotalMenWomen
Total464 2462
Under 1812 012
18-19100 0100
20-21206 0206
22-2487 087
25-2922 022
30-3410 010
35-398 17
40-498 08
50-648 17
65 and over3 03
Total 464 2462
Population by Student Age at Salem College
TotalMenWomen
Total85 778
22-245 14
25-2916 214
30-3412 111
35-3914 014
40-4924 222
50-6413 112
65 and over1 01
Total 85 778

Online Student Population

At Salem College, 280 students (51.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 43 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 38 students live in North Carolina where Salem College is located in and 5 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total54946485
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes43043
Enrolled Some in Online Classes23722512
Not Enrolled in Online Classes26923930
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)43043
North Carolina Residents38038
Other State in U.S.505
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000