Salem College Teaching Programs

Salem College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Salem College?

Contact details for Salem are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 S Church St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone:	336-721-2600
Website:	www.salem.edu

How Do I Get Into Salem?

You can apply to Salem online at: https://www1.cfnc.org/applications/nc_independents_common_app/apply.html?application_id=1584

Admission Requirements for Salem

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Salem?

With an acceptance rate of 90%, Salem is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Average Test Scores

About 13% of students accepted to Salem submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 555 and 605. Math scores were between 498 and 595.

Salem received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 20. Composite scores were between 17 and 21.

Can I Afford Salem College?

The overall average net price of Salem is $29,113. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Salem, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $4,542 a year. That adds up to $18,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salem is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Salem College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 364 undergraduate students at Salem, with 276 being full-time and 88 being part-time.

There are also 132 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 276 full-time undergraduates at Salem, 0% are male and 100% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salem College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	146
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Salem College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Salem. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kenya, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Salem College

In 2020-2021, 338 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Salem has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Salem

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Salem College was 217.9%. This is the #189 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Salem regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bjoertvedt under License

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