by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Salisbury University was awarded 283 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Salisbury is ranked #676 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Salisbury also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 86%, Salisbury University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Salisbury University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Salisbury University is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Salisbury University has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Salisbury the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 52%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,150 undergraduates at Salisbury with 6,621 being full-time and 529 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,719 | $14,361 | $18,252 | $21,732 | $23,211 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Salisbury, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Salisbury, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,600 a year. That adds up to $30,400 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Salisbury is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Salisbury University make the most money.
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Contact details for Salisbury are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801-6862 |
| Phone: | 410-543-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.salisbury.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salisbury-University/122620361558 |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/salisburyu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 159 | $31,057 |
| General Psychology | 156 | $24,359 |
| Social Work | 128 | $32,560 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 116 | $44,340 |
| Marketing | 113 | $45,433 |
| Health & Physical Education | 111 | $29,002 |
| Business Administration & Management | 95 | $43,520 |
| General Biology | 91 | $32,871 |
| Nursing | 83 | $65,403 |
| Information Science | 67 | $48,581 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 3,188 students took at least one online class at Salisbury University. This is a decrease from the 7,777 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,188 | 495 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,777 | 2,341 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,652 | 280 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,515 | 256 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,457 | 243 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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