Salem University
Salem, WV · Private for-profit
At a glance
$14,469
Avg net price
695
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 60Bachelor’s 85Master’s 96Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s 16Bachelor’s 45Master’s 33Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 12Master’s 16Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 10Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 30Bachelor’s 8Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 1Master’s 28Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral None reported |
College athletics
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Salem University (West Virginia)
- Primary division
- Division II
- Primary conference
- Independent
Projected sponsored sports14
BaseballMen's BasketballMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & DivingMen's TennisMen's Water PoloMen's WrestlingSoftball
Athletic participation
271 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $11,400
- Required fees
- $500
- Food and housing
- $8,400
- Books and supplies
- $960
- Other expenses
- $2,000
- Total
- $23,260
- $28,1002019–2019–20
- $28,3002020–2120–21
- $24,5502021–2221–22
- $24,5502022–2322–23
- $21,9502023–2423–24
- $23,2602024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $14,469 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation21%
6-year graduation27%
Retention rate52%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$34,642
Median debt$24,694
Campus
Enrollment695
Student-faculty ratio16:1
SettingRural
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Salem University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
52% of Salem University’s first-years return for a second year and 27.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03