Salem University Healthcare Programs

Salem University is a private for-profit institution located in Salem, West Virginia. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Salem.

Where Is Salem University?

Contact details for Salem are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	223 W Main St, Salem, WV 26426
Phone:	304-326-1109
Website:	www.salemu.edu

How Do I Get Into Salem?

You can apply to Salem online at: https://www.salemu.edu/apply-now/

Since Salem University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Salem University?

The overall average net price of Salem is $21,390. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Salem, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $6,536 a year. That adds up to $26,144 over four years for those students.

Salem University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 782 undergraduate students at Salem, with 698 being full-time and 84 being part-time.

There are also 209 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 698 full-time undergraduates at Salem, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salem University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	136
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	298
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	99

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Salem University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Salem University

In 2022-2023, 984 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Salem has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Salem University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	7	12	3	22
TOTAL	7	12	3	22

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.