Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland · Also known as SU|Salisbury · Website
$61,515
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,515
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Salisbury University is a public 4-year college in Salisbury, Maryland with 6,057 undergraduates and 737 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,743 a year (tuition and fees $11,084 in-state, $22,174 out-of-state). It admits 87% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,515 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,743
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,084
Out-of-state $22,174
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,000
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,515
Rank 707 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,743
- Tuition in-state
- $11,084
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,174
- Cost of attendance
- $28,310
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,743
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,915
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,909
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,669
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,759
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,086 in 2015-16 to $11,084 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,252
- Undergraduates
- 6,057
- Graduate students
- 737
- Part-time students
- 4.0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 71
- Endowment
- $84.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 707 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,743 | $17,413 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,084 | $10,410 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 47% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,000 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,926 | $36,662 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,515 | $44,910 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
71 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 171 | $29,730 | $51,933 | $67,218 | $65,123 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $20,500 | $50,544 | $55,807 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | $20,500 | $29,219 | $50,319 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $21,250 | $34,704 | $56,048 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $21,500 | $29,344 | $59,892 | $54,562 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $22,250 | $34,917 | $59,110 | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $20,000 | $49,278 | $66,519 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $21,500 | $76,477 | $86,233 | $88,910 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $20,331 | $51,157 | $70,597 | $69,303 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $20,500 | $38,478 | $48,963 | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $21,410 | $35,876 | $62,407 | $57,214 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,000 | $61,290 | $81,116 | $85,294 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $21,497 | $35,283 | $53,906 | $48,590 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $22,000 | $54,776 | $80,478 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $23,036 | $62,889 | $89,535 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 35 | $20,250 | $67,107 | $92,925 | $103,485 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $20,500 | $27,873 | $54,262 | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $19,500 | $28,026 | $49,706 | $55,012 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $21,500 | $20,632 | $44,514 | $41,367 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $24,313 | $59,653 | $97,414 | $92,374 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $30,208 | $80,088 | $109,739 | $70,786 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $21,500 | $33,397 | $60,089 | $63,293 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $23,250 | $49,125 | $71,910 | $69,562 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $51,377 | $66,039 | $65,824 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Salisbury and Maryland on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Salisbury University cost?
$17,743 a year is the average net price at Salisbury University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,084 for in-state students and $22,174 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,310. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,743 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Salisbury University?
87% of applicants are admitted to Salisbury University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,252. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Salisbury University graduates earn?
$61,515 a year is the median pay of former Salisbury University students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,926 after 6 years). That ranks 707 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) at $80,088.
How much student debt do Salisbury University graduates have?
$21,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Salisbury University graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Salisbury University?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Salisbury University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Salisbury University?
Social Work (171 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (140 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (131 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 71 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.