Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland · Public · 6,057 undergraduates · salisbury.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
88%
of 8,793 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1190 to 1300
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,900Est.Estimate
$43,830 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Salisbury University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
88% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$43,830
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,830 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 90% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1140, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First Year Application Process | Salisbury University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
88%
of applicants were admitted: 7,761 of 8,793 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 83% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 10% of them sent SAT scores and 0.2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1190 to 1300
Reading and Writing 600 to 670
Math 570 to 650
ACT composite 20 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004%
- 1200 to 139967%
- 1000 to 119929%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.72
- 4.036%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.501.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,900
a year, in state
$43,830
a year, out of state (tuition $20,180)
- Tuition (in state)$8,250
- Fees$3,390
- Food and housing$14,600
- Books and supplies$1,340
- Transportation and other$4,320
Salisbury University published $30,996 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$24,495
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,762
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
45%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,944 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
34 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $830Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 121 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART ELE |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ART 201 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 201 & BIOL 202 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 160 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 201 & 202 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM HOS |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 121 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 121 & 122 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POSC 101 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | COSC ELE |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COSC 117 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | COSC ELE |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | COSC 116 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 130 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL ELE |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 103 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIOL/GEOG 150 |
| European History | 3 | 4 | HIST ELE |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FREN 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | FREN 102 & 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GERM 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | GERM 102 & 201 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 100 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LATN ELE |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 212 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 211 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUSC 201 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS HOS |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 121 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS HOS |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 123 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS HOS |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS HOS |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 221 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ELEC 100* |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ELEC 100* |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | SPAN 102 & 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN ELE |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 155 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POSC SC |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POSC 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HIST HIC |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | HIST SC |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$68,206
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Salisbury University$59,284
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 28 majors here have earnings data.
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