Admissions 2012 – 2016 NEW STUDENTS ENTERING FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Freshman 1,095 1,087 1,148 1,093 1,145 Transfer 860 782 740 771 752 Graduate 319 330 359 343 357
Freshman Transfer Graduate 1,400
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6 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 FRESHMAN ADMISSIONS FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Applied 4,855 5,216 5,198 5,164 6,139 Accepted 3,364 3,739 3,668 3,868 4,517 Enrolled 1,095 1,087 1,148 1,093 1,145
Accept Rate 69% 72% 71% 75% 74% Yield 33% 29% 31% 28% 25%
Applied Accepted Enrolled 7,000
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SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 • 7 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY ACADEMIC PROFILE FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Enrolled 1,095 1,087 1,148 1,093 1,145
Average HS GPA 3.09 3.13 3.13 3.14 3.13
Average SAT Math 497 496 493 489 492 Verbal 493 494 493 494 497 Combined Math + Verbal 989 990 987 983 990
Average HS GPA 3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Combined Math + Verbal 1,100
1,050
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950
900
850 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
8 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total 1,095 1,087 1,148 1,093 1,145
Female 696 689 706 688 748 Male 399 398 442 405 397 % Female 63.6% 63.4% 61.5% 62.9% 65.3%
Non-Resident Alien 14 17 15 13 20 Hispanic/Latino 126 140 150 134 204 American Indian 2 2 1 3 1 Black or African American 77 65 77 87 107 White 798 782 816 775 726 Asian 31 40 47 31 41 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 Two or more races 39 20 32 41 34 Unknown 7 21 10 9 12 % Non-White* 25.7% 25.5% 27.3% 27.6% 34.8%
% Non-White excludes Non-resident Alien Students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 • 9 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY MAJOR FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total 1,095 1,087 1,148 1,093 1,145 Undeclared 226 212 175 150 165 Business Administration 115 158 156 172 142 Psychology 88 68 83 78 98 Criminal Justice 66 65 100 86 94 Education 74 86 79 84 87 Biology 78 74 73 85 77 Nursing 70 67 85 62 61 Computer Science 18 32 21 37 43 Sport & Movement Science 29 20 58 38 41 Communications 44 37 42 30 41 History 33 28 37 42 34 Theatre 41 38 27 46 33 English 46 24 42 29 31 Social Work 26 38 30 43 29 Athletic Training 27 19 38 14 26 Healthcare Studies 22 Art 12 15 13 20 22 Chemistry 18 20 14 19 20 Political Science 8 15 12 11 14 World Languages & Cultures 3 4 10 4 10 Math 14 13 21 11 9 Liberal Studies 26 26 6 1 9 Sociology 7 7 5 4 7 Economics 5 4 1 3 7 Dance 9 6 Geological Sciences 5 4 6 6 6 Music 8 10 12 5 6 Geography 6 1 1 3 2 Philosophy 1 2 Cartography 2 2 1 0 1 Top 5 (In 2016) Percent: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Undeclared 21% 20% 15% 14% 14% Business Administration 11% 15% 14% 16% 12% Psychology 8% 6% 7% 7% 9% Criminal Justice 6% 6% 9% 8% 8% Education 7% 8% 7% 8% 8%
10 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 FRESHMAN ENROLLED BY TOP FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Peabody Veterans Memorial HS 42 39 53 42 44 Lynn Classical High School 27 42 37 20 39 Salem High School 19 28 30 45 34 Lynn English High School 29 21 20 20 25 Woburn Memorial High School 6 13 14 14 20 Northeast Metro Tech High School 11 14 15 14 19 Beverly High School 12 27 19 23 17 Winthrop High School 12 6 15 11 16 Everett High School 20 18 22 31 15 Gloucester High School 12 20 29 20 15 Salem Academy Charter School 5 6 6 11 15 Lowell High School 7 6 21 11 14 Lynn Vo-Tech Institute 4 4 10 2 14 Malden High School 14 17 14 12 14 Waltham Senior High School 5 7 8 8 14 Danvers High School 19 17 15 19 13 Greater Lawrence Rgnl Vo-Tech 2 8 3 13 Somerville High School 8 8 3 5 13 Methuen High School 4 2 4 10 11 Saugus High School 8 16 19 22 11 Whittier Regional Vo-Technical HS 7 8 9 11 Marblehead High School 9 7 4 2 10 Swampscott High School 14 15 7 11 10 Brockton High School 6 6 13 9 9 Melrose High School 7 13 7 5 9 Revere High School 15 13 25 12 9 Triton Regional School 11 17 8 8 9 Chelmsford High School 1 6 6 6 8 Chelsea High School 7 8 5 7 8 Wachusett Regional High School 1 7 2 3 8 Billerica Memorial High School 16 10 10 15 7 Greater Lowell Technical HS 1 4 8 7 Lynnfield High School 1 6 7 1 7 Medford High School 4 5 11 9 7 Shawsheen Valley Vo-Tech HS 7 6 18 6 7 Wakefield High School 14 12 10 16 7 Top 5 (In 2016) Percent: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Peabody Veterans Memorial HS 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% Lynn Classical High School 2% 4% 3% 2% 3% Salem High School 2% 3% 3% 4% 3% Lynn English High School 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% Woburn Memorial High School 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 • 11 TRANSFER ADMISSIONS FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Applied 1,761 1,595 1,472 1,475 1,543 Accepted 1,428 1,284 1,267 1,272 1,268 Enrolled 860 782 740 771 752
Accept Rate 81% 81% 86% 86% 82% Yield 60% 61% 58% 61% 59%
Applied Accepted Enrolled
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12 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 TRANSFER ENROLLED BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total 860 782 740 771 752
Female 517 457 425 459 443 Male 343 325 315 312 309 % Female 60.1% 58.4% 57.4% 59.5% 58.9%
Non Resident Alien 49 45 40 32 30 Hispanic/Latino 100 85 88 127 131 American Indian 2 3 0 0 3 Black or African American 78 69 79 76 79 White 574 510 478 470 434 Asian 25 26 24 19 25 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 Two or more races 16 17 9 29 24 Unknown 15 27 22 18 26 % Non-White* 27.9% 28.2% 29.5% 34.8% 37.6%
% Non-White excludes Non-Resident Alien students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 • 13 TRANSFER ENROLLED BY MAJOR FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total 860 782 740 771 752 Business Administration 174 147 159 181 144 Criminal Justice 60 37 60 57 76 Psychology 60 74 41 57 63 Education 57 49 67 60 52 Nursing 56 40 50 46 48 Undeclared 57 69 39 31 39 Social Work 54 56 49 53 37 Sport & Movement Science 34 35 28 40 36 Communications 47 43 32 32 34 Biology 54 27 45 54 32 Computer Science 17 18 20 19 24 History 22 13 13 19 21 Healthcare Studies 19 English 22 20 21 25 19 Theater 14 8 9 12 13 Athletic Training 16 12 11 11 13 Art 13 17 19 9 11 Liberal Studies 28 21 12 4 11 Fire Science 8 2 14 4 9 Chemistry 11 21 10 7 8 Political Science 7 12 7 7 7 Geography 5 7 3 5 6 Occupational Therapy 13 6 3 4 6 Sociology 8 13 7 3 5 Economics 3 6 4 6 4 World Languages & Cultures 6 10 4 4 4 Geological Sciences 5 4 3 2 3 Math 6 8 5 9 2 Music 1 7 2 3 2 Philosophy 1 3 2 Dance 1 2 Cartography 2 0 2 3 0 Top 5 (in 2016) Percent: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Business Administration 20% 19% 21% 24% 19% Criminal Justice 7% 5% 8% 7% 10% Psychology 7% 9% 6% 7% 8% Education 7% 6% 9% 8% 7% Nursing 7% 5% 7% 6% 6%
14 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 TRANSFER ENROLLED BY FALL 2012 – 2016 TOP FEEDER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 North Shore Community College 267 245 236 211 244
Bunker Hill Community College 43 44 61 67 62
Middlesex Community College 62 46 40 56 47
Northern Essex Community College 46 40 47 31 33
Massasoit Community College 7 9 6 8 13
Mass Bay Community College 16 13 13 12 12
University of Mass – Amherst 13 17 5 11 12
Quincy College 20 11 9 9 10
University of Mass – Lowell 10 11 5 14 10
Westfield State University 6 5 11 5 10
Bridgewater State University 8 6 7 9 7
Curry College 4 5 4 3 7
New Hampshire College 6 6 4 5 7
Quinsigamond Community College 3 6 8 5 7
Suffolk University 10 11 4 4 7
University of Mass – Boston 6 12 11 11 7
Cape Cod Community College 8 4 7 8 6
Endicott College 2 1 2 3 6
Mount Ida College 2 1 4 6
Roxbury Community College 9 6 8 7 6
University of Mass – Dartmouth 7 3 11 12 6
Worcester State University 3 2 4 3 6
Bristol Community College 6 10 3 4 4
Fisher College 5 4 4 5 4
Merrimack College 1 2 6 4 4
Regis College, MA 2 3 1 2 4
Roger Williams University 4 4 2 2 4
University of New Hampshire 4 5 12 4 4
# Of Enrolling – Top Ten 564 488 489 519 555
% Of Total Enrolled – Top Ten 66% 62% 66% 67% 74%
Total Count Of Feeder Colleges 162 148 139 141 149
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 2016 • 15 GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Applied 580 656 666 689 677 Accepted 442 493 533 558 538 Enrolled 319 330 359 343 357
Accept Rate 76% 75% 80% 81% 79% Yield 72% 67% 67% 61% 66%
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16 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED BY FALL 2012 – 2016 GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total 319 330 359 343 357
Female 252 246 277 260 277 Male 67 84 82 83 80 % Female 79.0% 74.5% 77.2% 75.8% 77.6%
Non-Resident Alien 15 19 18 12 20 Hispanic/Latino 21 22 28 28 29 American Indian 0 1 1 1 1 Black or African American 10 11 13 15 20 White 242 240 246 255 259 Asian 3 7 11 3 7 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 Two or more races 3 2 8 8 5 Unknown 25 27 34 21 16 % Non-White* 13.1% 15.1% 19.2% 17.6% 18.9%
% Non-White excludes Non-Resident Alien students and students with unknown race/ethnicity.
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016 • 17 GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED BY PROGRAM FALL 2012 – 2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Social Work – MSW 81 73 102 107 108
Business – MBA 12 14 10 10 14
Higher Education in Student Affairs – MED 9 19 28 21 20 Special Education – MED 24 22 22 15 16 Early Childhood Education – MED 4 2 8 7 14 School Counseling – MED 6 5 9 15 6 Elementary Education – MED 12 16 11 14 6 Library Media Studies – MED 8 11 7 5 5 Reading – MED 1 5 7 6 4 Physical Education – MED 2 1 1 2 Secondary Education – MED 2 1 5 2 Middle School – MED 2 1 3 Technology in Education – MED Educational Leadership – MED 1
English as a Second Language – MAT 7 9 7 8 6 Art – MAT 1 5 4 Spanish – MAT 1 2 2 3 History – MAT 6 3 3 6 2 Mathematics – MAT 3 8 6 3 1 English – MA/MAT 1 1 1 1 English – MAT 3 1 General Science – MAT 5 1 1 Chemistry – MAT 1
Counseling and Psychological Services – MS 26 27 9 23 20 Nursing – MSN 22 16 25 22 22 Occupational Therapy – BS/MS 30 19 28
History – MA 12 11 7 5 7 English – MA 5 7 4 5 4
Geo-Information Science – MS 9 5 4 7 4 Industrial/Organizational Psychology – MS 8 10 7 12 17 Behavior Analysis – MS 5 5 Criminal Justice – MS 3 6 6 3 5 Mathematics – MS 5 6 2 2 1
CAGS – Education 6 12 Advanced Professional Studies – Counseling 3 Certificate, Licensure, No Award Tracks 33 44 34 32
18 • SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FACT BOOK 2016