The four-year private for-profit institution in Salem enrolled 990 students in fall 2018, including 747 in undergraduate and 243 in graduate programs, data shows. 11 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
21 percent of undergraduates are residents of West Virginia, and 59 percent are residents of other states. 20 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (39 percent) and Black or African American (20 percent).
Salem International University undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 747 | |
| Transfers | 82 | 11% |
| Male | ~314 | 42% |
| Female | ~433 | 58% |
| Age 24 and under | ~396 | 53% |
| Age 25 and over | ~351 | 47% |
| In-state residence | ~157 | 21% |
| Out of state residence | ~441 | 59% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~149 | 20% |
| Black or African American | ~149 | 20% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~60 | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~7 | 1% |
| White | ~291 | 39% |
| Two or more races | ~15 | 2% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~329 | 44% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~493 | 66% |
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