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SALEM STATE COLLEGE

Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970

Official telephone: (978) 542-6000
Fax number: (978) 542-6895

Website: www.salemstate.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,724 men, 4,731 women, 7,455 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,120 men, 3,504 women, 5,624 total
Part-time undergraduates: 604 men, 1,227 women, 1,831 total
Total graduate students: 559 men, 2,216 women, 2,775 total
Full-time graduate students: 67 men, 322 women, 389 total
Part-time graduate students: 492 men, 1,894 women, 2,386 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 5%
First-year student breakdown:
9.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
9.0% Hispanic
74.4% White (non-Hispanic)
1.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
1.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
7.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
6.2% Hispanic
76.1% White (non-Hispanic)
4.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 108 acres
City or town school is located in: Salem
Population of city/town: 41,756
Nearest major city: Boston
Distance of nearest major city: 21 miles
Population of nearest major city: 559,034
Online campus map: www.salem.mass.edu/
campus/camp.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Not sufficient housing for all undergraduate students
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 57%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live off campus: 79%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 84
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Log
Number of honor societies: 12
Total number of registered organizations: 36
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Christian Fellowship, Catholic Student Community
Minority student organizations:
Asian Student Association, Hispanic American Society, International Student Association, Multicultural Student Association, Islamic Monotheism Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Accounting Assoication, English Society, Finance Association, French Club, Future Business leaders of America, Future Educators of America, Historical Association, MASSPirg, Mathematical Society, Music Society, Political Science Academy, The Alliance, Residence Hall Association, Student Action Resource Team, SFL Club, Student Commuter Association, Student Government Association, Student Nurses Association, , American Marketing Association, Association of Computer Machinery, Biological Society, Chemistry Society, Criminal Justice Academy, Earth Science Association, Economics Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Timothy Shea,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: carrie macdonald
School mascot: Vikings
Athletic conference memberships: ECAC East Ice Hockey League (Division III);Little East Conference (Division III);Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's golfno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 12%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston (14 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Boston (13 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Boston (13 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot, Invensys Controls, MIT, Mellon Financial, Osram Sylvania, Rockport Police Department, Salem Public School System, Saugus Federal Credit Union, Sears, The Hertz Corporation, Salem Hospital, The May Institute, Tufts New England Medical Center, Victoria Secret, Walgreens, Wolf & Company, P.C., Brigham & Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Beverly Hospital, Boston Public School System, Brown & Brown, LLP, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Feeley & Driscoll, P.C.



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