Salisbury University

Salisbury University is a public college in Salisbury, MD. Its average net price is $17,445 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,102
$30,001 to $48,000$13,773
$48,001 to $75,000$17,470
$75,001 to $110,000$20,089
$110,001 and up$24,495
$11,306Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$22,810Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,445Average Net Price
$14,190Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,300Books and Supplies
$4,200Other Expenses
28.7%Students on Pell Grants
40.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

87.5%Acceptance Rate
600 to 670SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,421
8 years after entry$63,712
10 years after entry$68,206
61.3%Graduation Rate
77.7%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Salisbury, MDLocation
Small suburbSetting
6,057Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$67,610 Small program - rough guide n=49$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$75,312 Small program - rough guide n=42$22,375 Small program - rough guide n=36
Biology$41,565 Small program - rough guide n=88$19,554 Small program - rough guide n=86
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,091 Small program - rough guide n=97$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=91
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$43,371 n=194$23,250 n=136
Computer Science$75,359 Small program - rough guide n=32$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$29,450 Small program - rough guide n=39$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Environmental Conservation$34,940 Small program - rough guide n=60$21,100 Small program - rough guide n=41
Finance and Financial Management Services$58,526 Small program - rough guide n=67$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=42
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
History$43,111 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Information Science/Studies$66,740 Small program - rough guide n=65$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=61
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$46,868 Small program - rough guide n=60$23,875 Small program - rough guide n=72
Marketing$56,000 Small program - rough guide n=99$19,116 Small program - rough guide n=76
Mathematics$52,365 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Outdoor Education$33,572 National median for this major n=181Not published
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Psychology$36,068 n=140$22,500 n=153
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Registered Nursing$81,930 n=113$26,819 Small program - rough guide n=97
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other$58,441 National median for this major n=449Not published
Social Work$35,782 Small program - rough guide n=59$20,000 n=123
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,286 Small program - rough guide n=83$20,998 n=116
Studio Art$32,838 Small program - rough guide n=56$23,599 Small program - rough guide n=34
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,665 Small program - rough guide n=61$20,776 Small program - rough guide n=31
Teaching$53,283 n=148$20,500 n=130
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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