Student Population at Salem State

Total Enrollment

6,539

Undergraduate

5,078

Graduate

1,461

Online Enrollment

851

Men Students

2,050

Women Students

4,489

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,539 students have enrolled at Salem State University - 5,078 undergraduate and 1,461 graduate.

By gender, 2,050 male and 4,489 female students are attending Salem State University. By attendance status, there are 4,485 full-time students and 2,054 part-time students.

The number of students at Salem State University is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bay Path University and Bentley University, its population is large (average population is 4,980).

Salem State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 851 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 Salem State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,050 male and 4,489 female students attending Salem State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.46 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Salem State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,078	3,924	1,154
Men	1,746	1,325	421
Women	3,332	2,599	733

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Salem State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,461	561	900
Men	304	89	215
Women	1,157	472	685

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,833 White students (58.62%) and 1,333 Hispanic students (20.39%) at Salem State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Salem State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	20	3	17
Asian	178	69	109
Black or African American	488	156	332
Hispanic	1,154	341	813
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	2,767	1,002	1,765
Two or More Races	173	62	111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	151	72	79
Total	5,078	1,746	3,332

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	34	7	27
Black or African American	47	19	28
Hispanic	179	29	150
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,066	217	849
Two or More Races	36	10	26
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	10	34
Total	1,461	304	1,157

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,478 students whose age under twenty five and 1,134 students whose age is over thirty years old at Salem State University.

Especially, 260 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,078	1,746	3,332
Under 18	260	88	172
18-19	1,174	397	777
20-21	1,578	467	1,111
22-24	1,241	484	757
25-29	430	177	253
30-34	188	63	125
35-39	75	27	48
40-49	87	27	60
50-64	40	15	25
65 and over	1	0	1
unknown	4	1	3
Total	5,078	1,746	3,332

Population by Student Age at Salem State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,461	304	1,157
20-21	3	0	3
22-24	222	42	180
25-29	490	101	389
30-34	266	55	211
35-39	165	45	120
40-49	196	30	166
50-64	102	23	79
65 and over	14	6	8
unknown	3	2	1
Total	1,461	304	1,157

Online Student Population

At Salem State University, 3,857 students (58.98% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 851 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, 810 students live in Massachusetts where Salem State University is located in and 21 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,539	5,078	1,461
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	851	415	436
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,006	2,582	424
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,682	2,081	601

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	851	415	436
Massachusetts Residents	810	397	413
Other State in U.S.	21	13	8
Outside of U.S.	20	5	15
Unknown	0	0	0