What is Salisbury University's acceptance rate?

Salisbury University admitted 7,761 of 8,793 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 88.3%, according to its Common Data Set.

What is Salisbury University's early decision acceptance rate?

Salisbury University admitted 251 of 302 early decision applicants (83.1%) for 2025-26.

What SAT score do you need for Salisbury University?

The middle 50% of Salisbury University's enrolled first-years scored 1190–1300 on the SAT.

How much does Salisbury University cost?

Tuition is $8,016 in-state, plus $14,190 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $12,762.

What is Salisbury University's graduation rate?

61.3% of students graduate within six years.

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Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025-26

MDTest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required; considered if submitted; applicants may choose whether to submit (C8F)Compare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

88.3%

7,761 of 8,793

Early decision rate

83.1%

Non-ED pool: 88.4%

SAT middle 50%

1190–1300

ACT middle 50%

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Admissions

AppliedC1	8,793
AdmittedC1	7,761
EnrolledC1	1,441
YieldC1	18.6%
Early decisionC21	251 of 302 (83.1%)
Early actionC22	5,172 of 5,511 (93.8%)

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	10%
Submitted ACTC9	2%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	600–670
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	570–650
Average high school GPAC12	3.72
GPA of 4.0C11	36.3%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	15.4%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	13.4%
GPA below 3.50C11	34.9%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$8,016
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$19,520
Required feesG1	$3,290
Food and housingG1	$14,190
Need fully met (first-years)H2	20.1%
Average % of need metH2	61.3%
Average need-based packageH2	$14,083
Average need-based grantH2	$12,762

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresImportant
Application essayConsidered
Recommendation(s)Considered
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceNot considered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	6,477
First-year retentionB22	79%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	61.3%

Notes on this filing

Filing header and page labels read 2024-2025, but the data are Fall 2025 admissions and 2026-27 costs; year set to 2025-26 based on the collection cover.
C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals were summed from male and female columns (no unknown-sex entries); enrolled 1441 matches the residency table.
C2: waitlist policy is 'No' and the waitlist count cells are blank; all three waitlist values set to null.
C8A: the Yes/No box is blank although the table has check marks; the policy is taken from the table and C8F.
C9: ACT composite and subscore percentiles are blank; ACT submitters are 2% (3 students).
C11: GPA bands use the 'Percent (All enrolled students)' column; pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.0-2.49, 1.0-1.99 and below-1.0 bands (34.9).
C21/C22: Early action counts are read from the unlabeled left column (5511 received, 5172 admitted), assumed to be Fall 2025; the right column is labeled 2024-25 (5587/5229).
B22: retention printed as 79.00%, but 1117/1421 computes to 78.6%; the printed figure is used.
B4-B11: 2019 cohort (Fall 2019) used. Four-year rate is not printed (658 of 1466 completers in four years) and is left null; six-year rate 61.3% is printed.
G1: public institution, so tuition is entered as in-state 8016 and out-of-state 19520 with tuition left null; figures are first-year and match the undergraduate column.
H2: aid figures use the first-time, full-time first-year column. pct_need_fully_met = 145/721 = 20.1%. Share of need-based applicants awarded aid is not printed, so it is null.
H1: the academic-year marker on the form is ambiguous (2025-26 estimated vs 2024-25 final); aid values are used as printed.

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Salisbury University admissions FAQ

What is Salisbury University's acceptance rate?: Salisbury University admitted 7,761 of 8,793 first-year applicants for 2025-26, an acceptance rate of 88.3%, according to its Common Data Set.
What is Salisbury University's early decision acceptance rate?: Salisbury University admitted 251 of 302 early decision applicants (83.1%) for 2025-26.
What SAT score do you need for Salisbury University?: The middle 50% of Salisbury University's enrolled first-years scored 1190–1300 on the SAT.
How much does Salisbury University cost?: Tuition is $8,016 in-state, plus $14,190 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $12,762.
What is Salisbury University's graduation rate?: 61.3% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.