Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Moravian
Population
500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (72%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
416
Men / Women
0% / 100%
From State
76%
From Region
10%
Racial/Ethnic
White
49%
Black
20%
Hispanic
19%
Native American
4%
International
4%
Asian
2%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2016 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2018 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2020 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2011 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2012 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2013 Black: 15.1% 15.1%
2014 Black: 15.3% 15.3%
2015 Black: 12.1% 12.1%
2016 Black: 15.3% 15.3%
2017 Black: 16.6% 16.6%
2018 Black: 20.9% 20.9%
2019 Black: 18.9% 18.9%
2020 Black: 19.5% 19.5%
2021 Black: 16.3% 16.3%
2022 Black: 18.1% 18.1%
2023 Black: 13.1% 13.1%
2024 Black: 11.9% 11.9%
2011 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2012 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2015 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2016 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2017 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2018 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2019 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9%
2020 Hispanic: 17.0% 17.0%
2021 Hispanic: 19.0% 19.0%
2022 Hispanic: 19.6% 19.6%
2023 Hispanic: 20.6% 20.6%
2024 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9%
2011 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2012 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2013 White: 50.4% 50.4%
2014 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2015 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2016 White: 59.3% 59.3%
2017 White: 54.7% 54.7%
2018 White: 51.7% 51.7%
2019 White: 58.3% 58.3%
2020 White: 53.5% 53.5%
2021 White: 54.9% 54.9%
2022 White: 53.4% 53.4%
2023 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2024 White: 68.3% 68.3%
2011 International: 10.7% 10.7%
2012 International: 19.0% 19.0%
2013 International: 25.2% 25.2%
2014 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 5.0% 5.0%
2018 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2019 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Native: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 Black: 15.8% 15.8%
2021 Black: 14.1% 14.1%
2022 Black: 13.8% 13.8%
2023 Black: 13.9% 13.9%
2024 Black: 19.5% 19.5%
2025 Black: 19.7% 19.7%
2020 Hispanic: 18.7% 18.7%
2021 Hispanic: 20.2% 20.2%
2022 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4%
2024 Hispanic: 18.1% 18.1%
2025 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8%
2020 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2021 White: 52.9% 52.9%
2022 White: 52.3% 52.3%
2023 White: 51.4% 51.4%
2024 White: 46.5% 46.5%
2025 White: 48.6% 48.6%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2025 International: 4.3% 4.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Salem College
70
1% / 99%
9%
$50,099
28
97%
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$53,731
39
—
Mathematics
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Biochemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$53,026
37
—
Biology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,156
35
—
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,048
49
—
Environmental Studies
3 —
0% / 100%
33%
—
—
—
Exercise Science
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,831
22
—
Health Humanities
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,982
40
—
Pre-Health Studies
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,735
39
—
Public Health
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Business Administration
10 —
0% / 100%
10%
$56,138
46
100%
Nonprofit Management
— —
—
—
$56,138
46
—
Communication
— —
—
—
$43,784
13
—
Creative Writing
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,195
14
—
English
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,274
14
—
Ethnic Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
History
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,691
17
—
Liberal Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,380
14
—
Political Science
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,694
39
—
Psychology
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,770
30
91%
Social Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Sociology
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,132
18
—
Spanish
4 —
0% / 100%
25%
$47,098
20
—
Education
3 —
0% / 100%
33%
$49,263
26
95%
Art History
— —
—
—
$36,289
5
—
Interior Design
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,905
37
—
Music
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$36,888
5
—
Music Performance
— —
—
—
$36,972
5
—
Studio Art
— —
—
—
$36,183
5
—
Visual and Performing Arts
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$37,537
6
—
Criminal Justice
— —
—
—
$47,156
20
100%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$36,608
ROI Percentile
28th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
68%
4-Year Graduation Rate
50%
6-Year Graduation Rate
57%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 52.7% 52.7%
2012 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7%
2013 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9%
2014 Graduated: 65.3% 65.3%
2015 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3%
2016 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3%
2017 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9%
2018 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5%
2019 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9%
2020 Graduated: 66.0% 66.0%
2021 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4%
2022 Graduated: 61.8% 61.8%
2023 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2016 Men: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Women: 52.7% 52.7%
2012 Women: 62.7% 62.7%
2013 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2014 Women: 65.3% 65.3%
2015 Women: 60.3% 60.3%
2016 Women: 57.0% 57.0%
2017 Women: 56.9% 56.9%
2018 Women: 60.5% 60.5%
2019 Women: 58.9% 58.9%
2020 Women: 66.0% 66.0%
2021 Women: 67.4% 67.4%
2022 Women: 61.8% 61.8%
2023 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Women: 57.4% 57.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2022 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 Asian: 20.0% 20.0%
2024 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2014 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2015 Black: 47.1% 47.1%
2016 Black: 65.2% 65.2%
2017 Black: 63.3% 63.3%
2018 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2019 Black: 61.8% 61.8%
2020 Black: 82.1% 82.1%
2021 Black: 73.3% 73.3%
2022 Black: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2024 Black: 58.3% 58.3%
2011 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2012 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2014 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2015 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5%
2016 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8%
2017 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2018 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3%
2019 Hispanic: 56.0% 56.0%
2020 Hispanic: 61.8% 61.8%
2021 Hispanic: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2023 Hispanic: 51.5% 51.5%
2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2011 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2012 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2013 White: 65.0% 65.0%
2014 White: 68.2% 68.2%
2015 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2016 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2017 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2018 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2019 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2020 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2023 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2024 White: 59.4% 59.4%
2011 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2012 International: 72.4% 72.4%
2013 International: 73.3% 73.3%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2018 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 International: 66.7% 66.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
37.1%
26
0% / 100%
4%
$47,335
21
91%
Arts
15.7%
11
9% / 91%
0%
$47,258
21
—
Business & Economics
14.3%
10
0% / 100%
10%
$56,138
46
100%
Health Sciences
14.3%
10
0% / 100%
0%
$52,962
37
—
Life & Natural Sciences
7.1%
5
0% / 100%
20%
$53,308
38
—
Agriculture & Food Science
4.3%
3
0% / 100%
33%
—
—
—
Education
4.3%
3
0% / 100%
33%
$49,263
26
95%
Physical Sciences & Math
2.9%
2
0% / 100%
50%
$53,731
39
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
90%
Yield (Unbound)
8%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
90%
90%
90%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6%
2012 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7%
2013 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2%
2014 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8%
2015 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2%
2016 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8%
2017 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8%
2018 Acceptance: 39.5% 39.5%
2019 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0%
2020 Acceptance: 84.6% 84.6%
2021 Acceptance: 90.2% 90.2%
2022 Acceptance: 87.5% 87.5%
2023 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0%
2024 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7%
2011 Yield: 46.7% 46.7%
2012 Yield: 34.0% 34.0%
2013 Yield: 35.0% 35.0%
2014 Yield: 36.5% 36.5%
2015 Yield: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Yield: 34.3% 34.3%
2017 Yield: 27.4% 27.4%
2018 Yield: 34.6% 34.6%
2019 Yield: 16.4% 16.4%
2020 Yield: 16.4% 16.4%
2021 Yield: 11.1% 11.1%
2022 Yield: 9.0% 9.0%
2023 Yield: 9.2% 9.2%
2024 Yield: 7.9% 7.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 661 661
2012 Applicants: 833 833
2013 Applicants: 854 854
2014 Applicants: 929 929
2015 Applicants: 903 903
2016 Applicants: 1,045 1,045
2017 Applicants: 1,045 1,045
2018 Applicants: 755 755
2019 Applicants: 833 833
2020 Applicants: 872 872
2021 Applicants: 479 479
2022 Applicants: 1,159 1,159
2023 Applicants: 1,951 1,951
2024 Applicants: 2,246 2,246
2011 Admitted: 394 394
2012 Admitted: 506 506
2013 Admitted: 497 497
2014 Admitted: 556 556
2015 Admitted: 562 562
2016 Admitted: 594 594
2017 Admitted: 594 594
2018 Admitted: 298 298
2019 Admitted: 666 666
2020 Admitted: 738 738
2021 Admitted: 432 432
2022 Admitted: 1,014 1,014
2023 Admitted: 1,698 1,698
2024 Admitted: 1,722 1,722
2011 Enrolled: 184 184
2012 Enrolled: 172 172
2013 Enrolled: 174 174
2014 Enrolled: 203 203
2015 Enrolled: 187 187
2016 Enrolled: 204 204
2017 Enrolled: 163 163
2018 Enrolled: 103 103
2019 Enrolled: 109 109
2020 Enrolled: 121 121
2021 Enrolled: 48 48
2022 Enrolled: 91 91
2023 Enrolled: 156 156
2024 Enrolled: 136 136
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
13%
SAT Range
1060
–
1240
SAT Math Range
510
–
600
SAT RW Range
550
–
640
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 910 910
2012 25th: 1000 1000
2013 25th: 1000 1000
2014 25th: 950 950
2015 25th: 940 940
2016 25th: 950 950
2017 25th: 1020 1020
2018 25th: 1050 1050
2019 25th: 910 910
2020 25th: 965 965
2021 25th: 1053 1053
2023 25th: 1078 1078
2024 25th: 1066 1066
2011 75th: 1180 1180
2012 75th: 1210 1210
2013 75th: 1200 1200
2014 75th: 1250 1250
2015 75th: 1240 1240
2016 75th: 1200 1200
2017 75th: 1300 1300
2018 75th: 1260 1260
2019 75th: 1140 1140
2020 75th: 1188 1188
2021 75th: 1200 1200
2023 75th: 1315 1315
2024 75th: 1243 1243
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 490 490
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 470 470
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 450 450
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 498 498
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 513 513
2011 75th: 580 580
2012 75th: 590 590
2013 75th: 580 580
2014 75th: 620 620
2015 75th: 600 600
2016 75th: 590 590
2017 75th: 640 640
2018 75th: 620 620
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 563 563
2021 75th: 595 595
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 600 600
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 510 510
2014 25th: 480 480
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 480 480
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 495 495
2021 25th: 555 555
2023 25th: 588 588
2024 25th: 553 553
2011 75th: 600 600
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 620 620
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 640 640
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 640 640
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 625 625
2021 75th: 605 605
2023 75th: 685 685
2024 75th: 643 643
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%
2021 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%
2024 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
