Student Population at SU

Total Enrollment

7,123

Undergraduate

6,378

Graduate

745

Online Enrollment

444

Men Students

3,071

Women Students

4,052

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,123 students have enrolled at Salisbury University - 6,378 undergraduate and 745 graduate.

By gender, 3,071 male and 4,052 female students are attending Salisbury University. By attendance status, there are 6,286 full-time students and 837 part-time students.

The number of students at Salisbury University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Maryland. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Baltimore and Bowie State University, its population is small (average population is 10,477).

Salisbury University offers online degree/certificate programs and 444 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,071 male and 4,052 female students attending SU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 SU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,378	5,853	525
Men	2,895	2,626	269
Women	3,483	3,227	256

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	745	433	312
Men	176	99	77
Women	569	334	235

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,922 White students (69.10%) and 965 Black or African American students (13.55%) at Salisbury University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Salisbury University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salisbury University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	30	15	15
Asian	213	102	111
Black or African American	872	392	480
Hispanic	421	182	239
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	5	2
White	4,375	1,979	2,396
Two or More Races	230	100	130
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	172	96	76
Total	6,378	2,895	3,483

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salisbury University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	15	5	10
Black or African American	93	14	79
Hispanic	40	11	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	547	134	413
Two or More Races	24	5	19
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	14	4	10
Total	745	176	569

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,208 students whose age under twenty five and 528 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salisbury University.

Especially, 828 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Salisbury University.

Population by Student Age at Salisbury University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,378	2,895	3,483
Under 18	828	340	488
18-19	2,348	1,055	1,293
20-21	2,231	1,049	1,182
22-24	579	318	261
25-29	181	77	104
30-34	80	27	53
35-39	44	8	36
40-49	56	14	42
50-64	29	6	23
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	6,378	2,895	3,483

Population by Student Age at Salisbury University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	745	176	569
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	43	11	32
22-24	178	50	128
25-29	206	55	151
30-34	109	22	87
35-39	62	7	55
40-49	90	20	70
50-64	51	8	43
65 and over	5	3	2
Total	745	176	569

Online Student Population

At Salisbury University, 2,524 students (35.43% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 444 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, 339 students live in Maryland where Salisbury University is located in and 98 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	7,123	6,378	745
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	444	87	357
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,080	1,972	108
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,599	4,319	280

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	444	87	357
Maryland Residents	339	61	278
Other State in U.S.	98	23	75
Outside of U.S.	7	3	4
Unknown	0	0	0