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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

86.5%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$65

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Salisbury University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 7,691 3,089 4,602
Admitted students 6,650 2,555 4,095
Enrolled students 1,217 520 697
Acceptance rate 86% 83% 89%
Yield rate 18% 20% 17%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Salisbury University received a total of 7,691 applications. These applications included 3,089 male applicants and 4,602 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 7,691 applicants, Salisbury University admitted 6,650 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,555 males and 4,095 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,217 students chose to enroll at Salisbury University. This means that 1,217 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 520 were male and 697 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Salisbury University had an overall acceptance rate of 86% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 83% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Salisbury University had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 17%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Salisbury University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 8,360 3,458 4,902 5,069 1,929 3,140 61% 56% 64% 1,189 489 700 24% 25% 22%
2016 8,307 3,491 4,816 5,477 2,191 3,286 66% 63% 68% 1,329 540 789 24% 25% 24%
2017 8,171 3,596 4,575 5,313 2,199 3,114 65% 61% 68% 1,328 557 771 25% 25% 25%
2018 8,983 3,827 5,156 5,585 2,069 3,516 62% 54% 68% 1,289 545 744 23% 26% 21%
2019 8,421 3,525 4,896 6,190 2,441 3,749 74% 69% 77% 1,470 657 813 24% 27% 22%
2020 8,701 3,558 5,143 6,754 2,623 4,131 78% 74% 80% 1,218 544 674 18% 21% 16%
2021 7,691 3,089 4,602 6,650 2,555 4,095 86% 83% 89% 1,217 520 697 18% 20% 17%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Salisbury University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Salisbury University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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