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Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland Public 4-year Small suburb

Overview

Salisbury University is a public four-year institution based in Salisbury, Maryland. The campus sits in a small suburban area. It enrolled 7,025 students in fall 2024, including 6,288 undergraduates and 737 graduate students. It is part of University System of Maryland.

Salisbury University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Speech Communication and Rhetoric, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,689 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

7,025
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
1,689
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 61

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMaster Online option 249 graduates
Education 12
Health Professions 9
Communication and Journalism 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Social Sciences 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster 62 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
History 1
Physical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Science Technologies 1
Engineering 1
Architecture 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,376
Master's degrees
274
Doctoral degrees (research)
5
Professional doctorates
2
Certificates under 1 year
18
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
2
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,025
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,288
Graduate students, fall 2024
737
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,581
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,710
Graduate students, 2024-25
871
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
48%

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Part of
University System of Maryland
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New Jersey Athletic Conference; Capital Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Carolyn Ringer Lepre
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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