unitid 199607 · Winston-Salem, NC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Salem College
- enrollment 2023
- 544
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
423
29th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
55%
undergrads on Pell grants
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
57%
finish within 150% time
50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$48,532
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,277
after aid, aided students
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,640
after entry, Title IV students
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,649
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,074 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $35,899
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,848
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 15 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | $53,575 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 11 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 10 | — | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 8 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 5 | — | — |
| Education, General. | 4 | $46,531 | $26,407 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 4 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 4 | — | — |
| Music. | 4 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.