Salisbury University Business Programs

Salisbury University is a public institution situated in Salisbury, Maryland. Salisbury is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Salisbury University Rankings

We have ranked Salisbury as #259 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Salisbury.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#105	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#122	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#123	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Salisbury has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#80	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing/Marketing Management, General	College Factual
#81	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing	College Factual
#142	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#168	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#296	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Salisbury University?

Contact details for Salisbury are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801-6862
Phone:	410-543-6000
Website:	www.salisbury.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salisbury-University/122620361558
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/salisburyu

How Do I Get Into Salisbury?

You can apply to Salisbury online at: www.salisbury.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Salisbury

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Salisbury?

Salisbury has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Can I Afford Salisbury University?

The overall average net price of Salisbury is $29,916. 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 Salisbury, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,254 a year. That adds up to $29,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salisbury is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Salisbury University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,150 undergraduate students at Salisbury, with 6,621 being full-time and 529 being part-time.

There are also 974 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,621 full-time undergraduates at Salisbury, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	266
Black or African American	898
Hispanic or Latino	349
White	4,685
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	366

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Salisbury University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 41 countries are represented at Salisbury. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Salisbury University

In 2019-2020, 7,777 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Salisbury

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Salisbury University was 194.3%. This is the #233 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Salisbury regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Salisbury University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	95	32	127
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	113	0	113
Finance	64	0	64
Accounting	46	0	46
General Economics	18	0	18
Business Economics	5	0	5
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	2
TOTAL	343	32	375

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
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.