Salem State University (out-of-state)

Generally, Salem State University is known for being a non selective school. They receive about 4,850 applications each year from incoming students. The overall acceptance rate is around 96 percent which equals about 4,640 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester starts, only about 810 or 17% of the students who received the letter of acceptance from Salem State University choose to attend. The school tends to see 31 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 68 percent who are women. When the semester commences, about 61 percent of those accepted women decided to study at Salem State University and 38 percent were men. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Salem State University when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted students have test scores in the range of 19 - 24 for ACT or 990 - 1,160 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Salem State University’s undergraduate application fee is $50.