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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Newport, RI
Population 150,000
Website https://www.salve.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,096
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 13%
From Region 66%
Athletes 28.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 35.3% 35.3% 2012 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2013 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2014 Men: 31.4% 31.4% 2015 Men: 24.5% 24.5% 2016 Men: 31.9% 31.9% 2017 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2018 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2020 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2021 Men: 31.7% 31.7% 2022 Men: 29.1% 29.1% 2023 Men: 25.7% 25.7% 2024 Men: 32.9% 32.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Black: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2018 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2011 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2012 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2013 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2014 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2015 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2016 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2017 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2018 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2019 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2020 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2021 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2022 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2023 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2024 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2025 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2021 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2022 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2023 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2024 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2025 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2020 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 International: 3.2% 3.2%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 257 28% / 72% 4% $59,613 42 96%
Chemistry 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,926 61 —
Mathematics 4 +2 75% / 25% 50% $70,627 69 —
Biochemistry 6 — 50% / 50% 17% $72,879 73 —
Biology 34 — 29% / 71% 0% $77,743 79 94%
Environmental Studies 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,479 35 —
Economics 9 +2 56% / 44% 11% $62,874 51 100%
International Economics 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $62,874 51 100%
Communication and Media Studies 14 — 36% / 64% 14% $46,684 10 95%
Creative Writing 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,492 14 —
English 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $50,026 15 —
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,051 23 —
History 6 +6 50% / 50% 0% $51,639 19 —
International Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $61,244 47 —
Liberal Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,575 24 —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,512 29 —
Political Science 13 +2 46% / 54% 0% $64,592 56 —
Psychology 61 +1 16% / 84% 0% $52,033 20 98%
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $55,927 31 —
Social Work 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,341 18 96%
Sociology 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,920 20 —
Spanish — — — — $53,046 23 —
Art History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,324 32 —
Historic Preservation and Conservation 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $64,596 56 —
Music 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,128 18 —
Studio Art 16 — 6% / 94% 0% $56,324 32 94%
Theatre 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $38,055 3 —
Criminal Justice 27 — 41% / 59% 4% $68,596 65 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 126 72% / 28% 10% $71,640 71 100%
Accounting 17 — 82% / 18% 12% $85,898 87 100%
Business Administration 53 — 74% / 26% 9% $63,893 54 100%
Finance 31 — 87% / 13% 10% $84,968 86 100%
Marketing 25 — 44% / 56% 8% $61,842 48 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 47 6% / 94% 0% $56,424 32 96%
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,605 30 95%
Elementary Education 7 +23 14% / 86% 0% $55,605 30 95%
Secondary Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $55,605 30 95%
Special Education 23 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,218 35 96%
Music Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,045 34 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 79 5% / 95% 0% $87,022 87 99%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — $86,753 87 —
Nursing 75 — 4% / 96% 0% $88,096 88 99%
Healthcare Administration 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $66,887 61 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,600
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6% 2012 Graduated: 72.2% 72.2% 2013 Graduated: 64.0% 64.0% 2014 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2015 Graduated: 72.3% 72.3% 2016 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2017 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9% 2018 Graduated: 72.1% 72.1% 2019 Graduated: 77.9% 77.9% 2020 Graduated: 75.9% 75.9% 2021 Graduated: 73.2% 73.2% 2022 Graduated: 75.5% 75.5% 2023 Graduated: 74.9% 74.9% 2024 Graduated: 76.9% 76.9%

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

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 63.9% 63.9% 2012 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2013 Men: 61.1% 61.1% 2014 Men: 59.8% 59.8% 2015 Men: 69.0% 69.0% 2016 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2017 Men: 63.4% 63.4% 2018 Men: 65.6% 65.6% 2019 Men: 75.6% 75.6% 2020 Men: 73.4% 73.4% 2021 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2022 Men: 74.0% 74.0% 2023 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2024 Men: 70.1% 70.1% 2011 Women: 75.6% 75.6% 2012 Women: 74.4% 74.4% 2013 Women: 65.7% 65.7% 2014 Women: 70.9% 70.9% 2015 Women: 73.7% 73.7% 2016 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2017 Women: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2019 Women: 78.9% 78.9% 2020 Women: 77.1% 77.1% 2021 Women: 75.2% 75.2% 2022 Women: 76.3% 76.3% 2023 Women: 76.8% 76.8% 2024 Women: 80.2% 80.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2012 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7% 2013 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2014 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9% 2018 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2019 Hispanic: 80.6% 80.6% 2020 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2021 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2022 Hispanic: 56.7% 56.7% 2023 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7% 2024 Hispanic: 67.6% 67.6% 2011 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2012 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2013 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2014 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2015 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2016 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2017 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2018 White: 74.0% 74.0% 2019 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2020 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2021 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2022 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2023 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2024 White: 77.6% 77.6%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 28.3% 144 70% / 30% 10% $70,656 69 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.4% 124 20% / 80% 2% $52,742 22 97%
Health Sciences 14.7% 75 4% / 96% 0% $88,096 88 99%
Education 9.0% 46 4% / 96% 0% $56,412 32 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 40 32% / 68% 2% $77,013 78 94%
Arts 6.9% 35 20% / 80% 0% $54,285 26 94%
Professional 5.3% 27 41% / 59% 4% $68,596 65 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 10 40% / 60% 0% $57,479 35 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 8 38% / 62% 25% $68,777 65 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #554 100% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 18 #187 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 3 #201 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #625 100% — 21 #376 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2012 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2013 Acceptance: 67.1% 67.1% 2014 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0% 2015 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2016 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2017 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2018 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2019 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8% 2020 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2021 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2022 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2023 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2024 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2% 2011 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2012 Yield: 16.5% 16.5% 2013 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2014 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2015 Yield: 17.0% 17.0% 2016 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2017 Yield: 16.4% 16.4% 2018 Yield: 13.7% 13.7% 2019 Yield: 18.2% 18.2% 2020 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2021 Yield: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2023 Yield: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,686 4,686 2012 Applicants: 4,824 4,824 2013 Applicants: 5,070 5,070 2014 Applicants: 4,832 4,832 2015 Applicants: 4,548 4,548 2016 Applicants: 5,158 5,158 2017 Applicants: 4,991 4,991 2018 Applicants: 4,721 4,721 2019 Applicants: 4,889 4,889 2020 Applicants: 4,972 4,972 2021 Applicants: 5,104 5,104 2022 Applicants: 5,562 5,562 2023 Applicants: 5,697 5,697 2024 Applicants: 6,202 6,202 2011 Admitted: 3,258 3,258 2012 Admitted: 3,360 3,360 2013 Admitted: 3,400 3,400 2014 Admitted: 3,430 3,430 2015 Admitted: 3,304 3,304 2016 Admitted: 3,526 3,526 2017 Admitted: 3,588 3,588 2018 Admitted: 3,596 3,596 2019 Admitted: 3,607 3,607 2020 Admitted: 3,710 3,710 2021 Admitted: 3,748 3,748 2022 Admitted: 3,867 3,867 2023 Admitted: 3,983 3,983 2024 Admitted: 4,228 4,228 2011 Enrolled: 547 547 2012 Enrolled: 553 553 2013 Enrolled: 465 465 2014 Enrolled: 630 630 2015 Enrolled: 563 563 2016 Enrolled: 554 554 2017 Enrolled: 590 590 2018 Enrolled: 493 493 2019 Enrolled: 655 655 2020 Enrolled: 549 549 2021 Enrolled: 562 562 2022 Enrolled: 592 592 2023 Enrolled: 552 552 2024 Enrolled: 557 557

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 18%
SAT Range 1160 – 1330
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 600 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1030 1030 2012 25th: 1030 1030 2013 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 1130 1130 2023 25th: 1160 1160 2024 25th: 1160 1160 2011 75th: 1190 1190 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1190 1190 2022 75th: 1280 1280 2023 75th: 1295 1295 2024 75th: 1330 1330

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 520 520 2012 25th: 520 520 2013 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 550 550 2023 25th: 560 560 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 635 635 2024 75th: 650 650

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 510 510 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 600 600 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2012 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0% 2013 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0% 2022 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0% 2023 Submitted: 19.0% 19.0% 2024 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%

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.