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Salem Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Salem diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Salem Student Population

How Many Students Attend Salem College?

Salem total enrollment is approximately 636 students. 378 are undergraduates and 5 are graduate students.

Salem Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Salem undergraduate population is made up of 99% women, and 1% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Salem Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	201
Hispanic	76
Black or African American	52
Multi-Ethnic	28
Unknown	12
Asian	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Salem Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 100% of full-time grad students are women, and 0% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Salem Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	4
Unknown	1
Asian	0
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Black or African American	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Salem Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	329
Black or African American	108
Hispanic	90
Unknown	63
Multi-Ethnic	32
Asian	13
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Salem College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	206
Black or African American	29
Asian	7
Multi-Ethnic	3
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Salem.

Salem Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 612 female students and 24 male students at Salem.

Average Gender Ratio for Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Salem is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Salem faculty.

There are approximately 191 female teachers and 70 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Salem ranks 821 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

35.53% of Salem students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 17 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
North Carolina	127
Texas	15
Tennessee	10
Virginia	10
South Carolina	7

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Salem, 58.74% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	296
20-21	282
35 and over	153
25-29	96
22-24	71
30-34	56
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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