Student Population at Salem State

The following chart compares Salem State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.

Salem State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,909 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (8,889 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Salem State University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 2,086 male and 4,144 female students attending Salem State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.50 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 State.

At Salem State University, 3,538 students (56.79% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 836 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, 802 students live in Massachusetts where Salem State University is located in and 27 students have enrolled from other states.