Salisbury University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Salisbury University

Salisbury University operates as a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 6,057 students of which 6,651 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Salisbury University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,252. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,743, with published in-state tuition of $11,084 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.7%. Graduates earn a median of $61,515 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,926 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 298800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.