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Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD520 online only

Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, MD, with about 6,510 students on campus.

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Students on campus
6,510
plus 520 studying only online
Admission rate
87%
higher than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$17,743
lower than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
68%
higher than at 75% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$61,515
higher than at 86% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Salisbury University

Easy to get into, and most students finish

Salisbury University admits 87% of applicants, yet 68% of students graduate, more than at 75% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓

What you pay depends heavily on your income

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $6,743 a year after grants. Families over $110,000 pay $22,759, 3 times as much. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Salisbury University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $86,233 four years out. Liberal arts graduates earn $48,963. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
68%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
78%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$61,515
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,000
about $223 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$223 a month against about $4,327 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

68%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 85% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$56k
Middle income$30–75k
$61k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Salisbury University?

87%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
600–670
SAT math
580–650
ACT
20–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1252.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $28,310 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $22,174

Tuition & fees (in state) $11,084Room & board $13,900Books & supplies $1,300Other costs $2,026

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,743.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,909

About $51,636 over 4 years · 54% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 16%Education 12%Health professions 11%Communication 9%Public administration & social work 7%Parks, recreation & fitness 6%Everything else 39%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods140 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
$56k4 yrs out
Psychology, General131 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
$50k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies125 graduates a year · typical debt $21,250
$56k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness114 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$60k4 yrs out
Social Work102 graduates a year · typical debt $22,250
$59k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations94 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$67k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing93 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$86k4 yrs out
Marketing89 graduates a year · typical debt $20,331
$71k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

6,057 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 8%Black 13%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
14 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
39%
take federal loans
7%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Salisbury

13% of Salisbury’s 33,845 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Salisbury pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Salisbury University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Wor-Wic Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salisbury
6 mi2,146 students
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreUniversity or college · Public · Princess Anne
10.6 mi2,744 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.