Salem College Overview
Salem College is a four-year, full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in, higher education institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. It has an enrollment of 346 undergraduate students. The admissions acceptance rate is 90.19%.
The average annual cost of attendance after financial aid is $10,492. Tuition is $31,016.00 without financial aid.
Salem College is a predominantly bachelor’s-degree granting school.
At Salem College, 61.67% of students return after freshman year (national average: 68%).
Salem College has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1.
Salem College Admissions
For the incoming class in 2023, the acceptance rate was 90.19%.
SAT or ACT scores are considered but not required.
- The average SAT score was 1060.0 for the incoming class of 2023.
- The median ACT score was 19.0 for the incoming class to 2023.
Salem College Cost
The average annual cost of attendance after financial aid is $10,492.
The average tuition is:
- $10,154, when family income is less than $30,000
- $9,234, when family income is between $30,001 and $48,000
- $9,462, when family income is between $48,001 and $75,000
- $13,516, when family income is between $75,001 and $110,000
- $19,945, when family income is more than $110,000
The average tuition shown here is based on the NET costs to students who receive financial aid. For the incoming class of 2023, 52.44% of students received a federal student loan and 57.52% of students received a Pell Grant.
Tuition is $31,016.00 without financial aid.
Salem College Net Price Calculator
Salem College Majors/Salaries
Salem College has academic offerings within the core majors listed below.
- Agriculture – 0.00%
- Resources – 1.65%
- Architecture – 0.00%
- Ethnic cultural gender – 0.00%
- Communication – 0.83%
- Communications technology – 0.00%
- Computer – 0.00%
- Personal culinary – 0.00%
- Education –5.79%
- Engineering – 0.00%
- Engineering technology – 0.00%
- Language – 2.48%
- Family consumer science – 0.00%
- Legal – 0.00%
- English – 14.05%
- Humanities – 1.65%
- Library – 0.00%
- Biological – 14.88%
- Business Marketing – 19.01%
- Mathematics – 8.26%
- Military – 0.00%
- Multidiscipline – 0.00%
- Parks recreation fitness – 4.13%
- Philosophy religious – 1.65%
- Theology religious vocation – 0.00%
- Physical science – 0.83%
- Science technology – 0.00%
- Psychology – 4.13%
- Security law enforcement – 4.13%
- Public administration social service – 0.00%
- Social science – 4.96%
- Construction –0.00%
- Mechanic repair technology –0.00%
- Precision production – 0.00%
- Transportation – 0.00%
- Visual performing – 7.44%
- Health – 0.00%
- History – 4.13%
Please note that different schools classify majors differently, so it is best to view the school’s website to see the various programs it offers. See detailed information about the individual majors at Salem College here.
Recent Graduate Salaries
(Average salaries of students from select majors two years after graduation)
- Education, General. (Bachelor’s Degree) – $29,685
- Business Administration, Management and Operations. (Bachelor’s Degree) – $32,925
Salem College Diversity
The racial diversity of students who received financial aid at Salem College
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.29%
- Asian: 1.73%
- Black: 14.45%
- Hispanic: 17.92%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Non-resident alien: 0.00%
- Two or more races: 9.25%
- Unknown: 4.91%
- White: 51.45%
At Salem College, 20.33% of undergraduate students are 25 years old, or older.

