Admissions 2014 – 2018 NEW STUDENTS ENTERING FALL 2014 – 2018
NEW STUDENTS ENTERING 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Freshman 1,148 1,093 1,145 1,094 1,111 Transfer 740 771 752 620 588 Graduate 375 405 358 353 400
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• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 FRESHMAN ADMISSIONS FALL 2014 – 2018
FRESHMAN ADMISSIONS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Applied 5,198 5,164 6,139 6,185 6,562 Accepted 3,668 3,868 4,517 5,066 5,558 Enrolled 1,148 1,093 1,145 1,094 1,111
Accept Rate 71% 75% 74% 82% 85% Yield 31% 28% 25% 22% 20%
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SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY ACADEMIC PROFILE FALL 2014 – 2018
FRESHMAN ENROLLED 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 BY ACADEMIC PROFILE Enrolled 1,148 1,093 1,145 1,094 1,111
Average HS GPA 3.13 3.14 3.13 3.19 3.17
Average SAT Math 493 489 492 Verbal 493 494 497 Combined Math + Verbal 987 983 990
Average SAT (New) Math 526 528 Verbal 541 538 Combined Math + Verbal 1,067 1,066 Note – Beginning Fall 2017, SAT score data is not comparable to prior years.
Average HS GPA
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• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY FALL 2014 – 2018
FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY GENDER AND RACE/ 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ETHNICITY Total 1,148 1,093 1,145 1,094 1,111
Female 706 688 748 708 721 Male 442 405 397 386 390 % Female 61.5% 62.9% 65.3% 64.7% 64.9%
Non-Resident Alien 15 13 20 12 19 Hispanic/Latino 150 134 204 190 238 American Indian 1 3 1 2 1 Black or African American 77 87 107 102 122 White 816 775 726 700 623 Asian 47 31 41 34 44 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 2 Two or more races 32 41 34 33 42 Unknown 10 9 12 21 20 % Non-White* 27.3% 27.6% 34.8% 34.0% 41.9%
% Non-White excludes Non-resident Alien Students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY MAJOR FALL 2014 – 2018
FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY MAJOR 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total 1,148 1,093 1,145 1,094 1,111 Business Administration 156 172 142 148 169 Undeclared 175 150 165 161 159 Nursing 85 62 61 96 101 Psychology 83 78 98 88 93 Criminal Justice 100 86 94 78 87 Biology 73 85 77 64 81 Education 79 84 87 91 79 Sport and Movement Science 58 38 41 37 62 Theatre 27 46 33 40 42 Computer Science 21 37 43 33 38 Social Work 30 43 29 28 34 English 42 29 31 34 25 Communications 42 30 41 33 22 Healthcare Studies 22 26 22 History 37 42 34 39 19 Chemistry 14 19 20 15 17 Political Science 12 11 14 18 14 Art 13 20 22 7 10 Math 21 11 9 16 8 Dance 9 6 4 5 World Languages and Cultures 10 4 10 7 5 Economics 1 3 7 4 4 Geological Sciences 6 6 6 4 4 Music 12 5 6 6 4 Geography 1 3 2 1 3 Liberal Studies 6 1 9 0 2 Philosophy 1 2 0 1 Sociology 5 4 7 2 1 Athletic Training 38 14 26 13 0 Cartography 1 0 1 1 0 TOP 5 (IN 2018) PERCENT: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Business Administration 14% 16% 12% 14% 15% Undeclared 15% 14% 14% 15% 14% Nursing 7% 6% 5% 9% 9% Psychology 7% 7% 9% 8% 8% Criminal Justice 9% 8% 8% 7% 8%
• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY TOP FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS FALL 2014 – 2018
FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOP FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS Peabody Veterans Memorial HS 53 42 44 43 55 Revere High School 25 12 9 14 40 Salem High School 30 45 34 28 34 Lynn English High School 20 20 25 24 30 Lynn Classical High School 37 20 39 25 27 Beverly High School 19 23 17 22 25 Everett High School 22 31 15 9 23 Woburn Memorial High School 14 14 20 20 21 Lawrence High School 13 2 3 1 20 Saugus High School 19 22 11 25 18 Northeast Metro Tech HS 15 14 19 13 18 Essex Agricultural and Tech HS 4 13 6 10 17 Gloucester High School 29 20 15 14 16 Danvers High School 15 19 13 30 16 Malden High School 14 12 14 9 14 Lynn Voc-Tech Institute 10 2 14 7 13 Haverhill High School 3 1 3 4 12 Chelsea High School 5 7 8 16 12 Medford High School 11 9 7 14 11 Swampscott High School 7 11 10 9 10 Melrose High School 7 5 9 7 10 Reading Memorial High School 6 8 6 18 10 Salem Academy Charter School 6 11 15 7 9 Pope John XXIII Central HS 4 1 2 9 Tewksbury Memorial High School 7 8 5 8 9 Triton Regional School 8 8 9 9 9 Lowell High School 21 11 14 15 9 Marblehead High School 4 2 10 11 9 Wakefield High School 10 16 7 7 8 Weymouth High School 4 9 3 8 8 Cambridge Rindge and Latin School 2 1 4 6 8 Burlington High School 7 9 6 7 8 Brockton High School 13 9 9 7 8 Greater Lowell Technical HS 4 8 7 13 8 Arlington Catholic High School 4 5 3 2 8 TOP 5 (IN 2018) PERCENT: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Peabody Veterans Memorial HS 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% Revere High School 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% Salem High School 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% Lynn English High School 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% Lynn Classical High School 3% 2% 4% 2% 2%
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • TRANSFER ADMISSIONS FALL 2014 – 2018
TRANSFER ADMISSIONS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Applied 1,472 1,475 1,543 1,400 1,176 Accepted 1,267 1,272 1,268 1,151 1,056 Enrolled 740 771 752 620 588
Accept Rate 86% 86% 82% 82% 90% Yield 58% 61% 59% 54% 56%
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• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 TRANSFER ENROLLED BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY FALL 2014 – 2018
TRANSFER ENROLLED BY GENDER AND 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 RACE/ETHNICITY Total 740 771 752 620 588
Female 425 459 443 353 342 Male 315 312 309 267 246 % Female 57.4% 59.5% 58.9% 56.9% 58.2%
Non Resident Alien 40 32 30 21 31 Hispanic/Latino 88 127 131 117 113 American Indian 0 0 3 0 1 Black or African American 79 76 79 50 51 White 478 470 434 365 331 Asian 24 19 25 20 19 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 2 Two or more races 9 29 24 23 17 Unknown 22 18 26 24 23 % Non-White* 29.5% 34.8% 37.6% 36.5% 38.0%
% Non-White excludes Non-Resident Alien students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • TRANSFER ENROLLED BY MAJOR FALL 2014 – 2018
TRANSFER ENROLLED BY 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 MAJOR Total 740 771 752 620 588 Business Administration 159 181 144 148 110 Psychology 41 57 63 62 53 Criminal Justice 60 57 76 55 50 Education 67 60 52 54 46 Social Work 49 53 37 32 37 Sport and Movement Science 28 40 36 28 32 Undeclared 39 31 39 21 30 Biology 45 54 32 33 29 Communications 32 32 34 20 25 Healthcare Studies 19 23 25 English 21 25 19 21 24 Computer Science 20 19 24 17 19 Nursing 50 46 48 12 13 History 13 19 21 16 12 Theater 9 12 13 10 10 Chemistry 10 7 8 10 9 Geography 3 5 6 6 8 Art 19 9 11 3 7 Fire Science 14 4 9 6 7 Dance 1 2 2 6 Math 5 9 2 3 6 Political Science 7 7 7 6 6 Economics 4 6 4 1 5 Sociology 7 3 5 6 4 Geological Sciences 3 2 3 4 3 Music 2 3 2 3 3 World Languages and Cultures 4 4 4 5 3 Cartography 2 3 0 0 2 Philosophy 1 3 2 2 2 Liberal Studies 12 4 11 5 1 Occupational Therapy 3 4 6 4 1 Athletic Training 11 11 13 2 0 TOP 5 (IN 2018) PERCENT: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Business Administration 21% 23% 19% 24% 19% Psychology 6% 7% 8% 10% 9% Criminal Justice 8% 7% 10% 9% 9% Education 9% 8% 7% 9% 8% Social Work 7% 7% 5% 5% 6%
• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 TRANSFER ENROLLED BY FALL 2014 – 2018 TOP FEEDER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
TRANSFER ENROLLED BY TOP FEEDER COLLEGES AND 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 UNIVERSITIES North Shore Community College 236 211 244 197 207 Bunker Hill Community College 61 67 62 44 47 Middlesex Community College 40 56 47 32 37 Northern Essex Community College 47 31 33 42 21 University Mass Lowell 5 14 10 4 11 University New Hampshire, D 12 4 4 5 11 Mount Ida College 4 6 3 11 Massasoit Community College 6 8 13 12 10 University Mass Boston 11 11 7 5 9 Bridgewater State University 7 9 7 13 9 Westfield State University 11 5 10 9 8 University Mass Amherst 5 11 12 13 7 Mass Bay Community College 13 12 12 11 7 Quincy College 9 9 10 8 7 Framingham State University 3 3 3 4 6 Suffolk University 4 4 7 4 5 Quinsigamond Community College 8 5 7 9 4 Gordon College, MA 4 3 1 4 Cape Cod Community College 7 8 6 4 4 University Maine Orono 1 1 2 3 4 Lesley University 1 3 2 4 Worcester State University 4 3 6 4 4 Dean College 3 1 2 3 3 New Hampshire College 4 5 7 7 3 Johnson & Wales University 2 2 1 3 3 Bristol Community College 3 4 4 9 3 Regis College, MA 1 2 4 3 3 Curry College 4 3 7 1 3 Merrimack College 6 4 4 5 3
# of Enrolling – Top Ten 489 519 555 406 408
% of Total Enrolled – Top Ten 66% 67% 74% 65% 69%
Total Count of Feeder Colleges 139 141 149 132 101
Top 10 based on number of admitted, enrolled students. Colleges and universities that sent the same numbers of students are counted at the same rank which is why the top 10 may include more than 10 colleges and universities.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FALL 2014 – 2018
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Applied 666 689 677 687 719 Accepted 533 558 538 563 644 Enrolled 375 405 358 353 400
Accept Rate 80% 81% 79% 82% 90% Yield 70% 73% 67% 63% 62%
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• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED BY FALL 2014 – 2018 GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY
GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED BY GENDER 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 AND RACE/ETHNICITY Total 375 405 358 353 400
Female 289 307 278 262 318 Male 86 98 80 91 82 % Female 77.1% 75.8% 77.7% 74.2% 79.5%
Non-Resident Alien 20 13 20 15 14 Hispanic/Latino 29 32 29 34 40 American Indian 1 1 1 0 0 Black or African American 13 17 20 17 21 White 258 303 260 267 306 Asian 11 4 7 6 5 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Two or more races 8 8 5 4 4 Unknown 35 27 16 10 10 % Non-White* 18.7% 16.8% 18.8% 18.3% 18.4%
% Non-White excludes Non-Resident Alien students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018 • GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED BY PROGRAM FALL 2014 – 2018
GRADUATE STUDENTS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ENROLLED BY PROGRAM Social Work – MSW 103 107 108 83 91
Business – MBA 15 10 14 12 12
Higher Education in Student Affairs – MED 22 21 20 28 23 School Counseling – MED 7 15 6 12 23 Special Education – MED 30 15 16 13 19 Elementary Education – MED 11 14 6 10 13 Early Childhood Education – MED 9 7 14 8 6 Reading – MED 8 6 4 7 6 Library Media Studies – MED 7 5 5 2 2 Physical Education – MED 5 1 2 1 Secondary Education – MED 3 2
English as a Second Language – MAT 7 8 6 9 9 Mathematics – MAT 6 3 1 3 5 History – MAT 3 6 2 4 2 Spanish – MAT 1 2 3 3 2 English – MAT 1 1 Art – MAT 1 5 4 8 English – MA/MAT 1 1 Physical Education – MAT 2 Chemistry – MAT 1
Counseling and Psychological Services – MS 9 23 20 20 22 Nursing – MSN 26 22 22 26 17 Occupational Therapy – BS/MS 30 19 28 18 14
History – MA 4 5 7 7 6 English – MA 7 5 4 8 4
Geo-Information Science – MS 5 7 4 1 5 Industrial/Organizational Psychology – MS 7 12 17 11 6 Behavior Analysis – MS 5 5 3 2 Criminal Justice – MS 6 3 5 3 1 Mathematics – MS 2 2 1 3 3 Accounting – MS 2
CAGS – Education 12 66 Certificates 40 62 33 47 38
• SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2018