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Salem State total enrollment is approximately 4,548 students. 3,996 are undergraduates and 552 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Salem State undergraduate population is made up of 64.0% women, and 36.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Salem State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,237 | 56.0% |
| Hispanic | 904 | 22.6% |
| Black or African American | 330 | 8.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 152 | 3.8% |
| International | 150 | 3.8% |
| Unknown | 112 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 107 | 2.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 78.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 21.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Salem State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 71.2% |
| Hispanic | 64 | 11.6% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.1% |
| International | 21 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 17 | 3.1% |
| Unknown | 10 | 1.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,630 | 57.9% |
| Hispanic | 968 | 21.3% |
| Black or African American | 358 | 7.9% |
| International | 171 | 3.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 169 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 126 | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 122 | 2.7% |
Salem State University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 77.4% |
| Asian | 11.8% |
| Black or African American | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.7% |
| Unknown | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,994 female students and 1,554 male students at Salem State.
Salem State University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 96.5% of Salem State students come from within the state, and 3.5% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 25 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 739 | 88.8% |
| Connecticut | 20 | 2.4% |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 1.4% |
| New York | 9 | 1.1% |
| Maine | 9 | 1.1% |
Salem State hosts about 3.8% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the international character of the campus.
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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