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Salisbury University

Salisbury University is a public campus in suburban Salisbury, MD.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,351

family income
under $30k

$12,779

$30–48k

$14,904

$48–75k

$20,344

$75–110k

$23,689

over $110k

Average net price

$17,7432023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Salisbury University rose from $14,777 (2008) to $17,743 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,777
2009	$14,183
2010	$14,603
2011	$15,990
2012	$16,888
2013	$16,641
2014	$18,408
2015	$18,887
2016	$18,792
2017	$17,686
2018	$19,617
2019	$18,402
2020	$18,706
2021	$18,212
2022	$16,456
2023	$17,743

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,3102024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Salisbury University rose from $17,996 (2009) to $28,310 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,996
2010	$18,197
2011	$18,957
2012	$19,764
2013	$20,916
2014	$21,784
2015	$22,574
2016	$23,447
2017	$24,056
2018	$24,288
2019	$25,106
2020	$25,057
2021	$25,092
2022	$25,314
2023	$26,134
2024	$28,310

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,312	$9,048
2001	$4,486	$9,942
2002	$4,804	$10,568
2003	$5,564	$12,452
2004	$5,976	$13,554
2005	$6,376	$14,054
2006	$6,412	$14,306
2007	$6,412	$14,500
2008	$6,492	$14,794
2013	$8,128	$16,474
2014	$8,560	$16,906
2015	$9,086	$17,432
2016	$9,364	$17,776
2017	$9,582	$18,622
2018	$9,824	$19,526
2019	$10,044	$20,110
2020	$10,044	$20,110
2021	$10,188	$20,458
2022	$10,396	$20,872
2023	$10,638	$21,332

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Salisbury University reports tuition of $11,084 for in-state students and $22,174 for out-of-state students. Check Salisbury University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 6,057 undergrads, Salisbury University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

68.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Salisbury University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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68.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Salisbury University rose from 60.3% (entered 1991) to 68.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	60.3%
1992 cohort	62.6%
1993 cohort	61.2%
1994 cohort	63.2%
1995 cohort	68.1%
1996 cohort	66%
1997 cohort	67.4%
1998 cohort	67%
1999 cohort	69%
2000 cohort	69.9%
2001 cohort	67.9%
2002 cohort	69%
2003 cohort	66.1%
2004 cohort	69.9%
2005 cohort	66.8%
2006 cohort	67.4%
2007 cohort	66.8%
2008 cohort	66.2%
2009 cohort	67.3%
2010 cohort	68.6%
2011 cohort	71%
2012 cohort	68.5%
2013 cohort	70.3%
2014 cohort	68.6%
2015 cohort	72.2%
2016 cohort	68.6%
2017 cohort	67.5%
2018 cohort	68.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,375	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,075	$3,325
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,017	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,213	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,923	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,750	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,992	$9,325
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,750	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,104	$3,782
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,265	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,764	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,273	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,535	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$6,935
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$6,706

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,926

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,867

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$61,515

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Salisbury University admitted 7,737 of 8,845 applicants in Fall 2024. The 87.5% rate describes that application pool.

87.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,638 in-state tuition · 2023–24 6,057 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1180–13201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Salisbury University received 8,845 applications and admitted 7,737 (87.5%), with 1,423 enrolling.

Salisbury University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Salisbury University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–670 and Math was 580–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1180–1320 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	630	670
SAT Math	580	620	650
ACT Composite	20	27	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

87.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	52.2%
Fall 2002	50.5%
Fall 2003	50.5%
Fall 2004	61.4%
Fall 2005	56.9%
Fall 2006	54.8%
Fall 2007	—
Fall 2008	53%
Fall 2009	53.5%
Fall 2010	53.3%
Fall 2011	52.8%
Fall 2012	52.7%
Fall 2013	54.9%
Fall 2014	54.7%
Fall 2015	60.6%
Fall 2016	65.9%
Fall 2017	65%
Fall 2018	62.2%
Fall 2019	73.5%
Fall 2020	77.6%
Fall 2021	86.5%
Fall 2022	91.1%
Fall 2023	88.6%
Fall 2024	87.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1180–1320Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1030	1200
Fall 2002	1050	1210
Fall 2003	1050	1210
Fall 2004	1040	1200
Fall 2005	1050	1210
Fall 2006	1020	1190
Fall 2007	1030	1200
Fall 2008	1040	1210
Fall 2009	1040	1220
Fall 2010	1050	1210
Fall 2011	1070	1220
Fall 2012	1070	1230
Fall 2013	1080	1230
Fall 2022	1180	1320
Fall 2023	1180	1310
Fall 2024	1180	1320

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	21	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	20	24
Fall 2008	22	23
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	22	26
Fall 2011	22	26
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2022	22	27
Fall 2023	26	28
Fall 2024	20	29

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,057Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Salisbury University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 7,782 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 6,057.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,836
Fall 2003	5,874
Fall 2004	6,022
Fall 2005	6,141
Fall 2006	6,519
Fall 2007	6,726
Fall 2008	7,025
Fall 2009	7,285
Fall 2010	7,527
Fall 2011	7,758
Fall 2012	7,714
Fall 2013	7,767
Fall 2014	7,782
Fall 2015	7,612
Fall 2016	7,657
Fall 2017	7,552
Fall 2018	7,444
Fall 2019	7,459
Fall 2020	7,023
Fall 2021	6,455
Fall 2022	6,145
Fall 2023	6,056
Fall 2024	6,057

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Salisbury University has held near 78% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	82%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	84%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Salisbury University

25.9% of Salisbury University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Salisbury University as a primarily residential campus of 6,057 undergraduates — and 77.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Salisbury University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1180–1320 — their midpoint is near the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Salisbury University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Salisbury University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Salisbury University87.5%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Salisbury University$11,084

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Salisbury University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Salisbury University$61,515

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Salisbury University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Salisbury University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	87.5%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,084	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$61,515	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Salisbury University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Salisbury University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 30 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$109,739
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$97,414
Business/Managerial Economics	$91,642
Accounting and Related Services	$89,535
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,233
Information Science/Studies	$81,116
Finance and Financial Management Services	$80,478
Physics	$79,158
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$74,731
Mathematics	$71,910
Marketing	$70,597
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,519
Biology, General	$62,407
Political Science and Government	$60,089
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$60,003
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$59,892
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$59,311
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$59,193
Social Work	$59,110
Geography and Cartography	$58,548
Communication and Media Studies	$56,048
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,807
History	$54,262
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,187
English Language and Literature, General	$53,906
Psychology, General	$50,319
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$49,706
Sociology	$49,411
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$48,963
Fine and Studio Arts	$44,514

These 30 fields listed for Salisbury University measure earnings after completion. The $61,515 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 15 additional Salisbury University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Salisbury University report?

Salisbury University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1180–1320 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Salisbury University's acceptance rate?

87.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,737 admitted from 8,845 applicants.

How much does Salisbury University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,084; out-of-state students pay $22,174. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Salisbury University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $61,515. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

University of Maryland Eastern Shore — 96.4% admitted
Frostburg State University — 89.2% admitted
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore — 100% admitted
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College — 98% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.