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What Salem College costs

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private · 423 undergrads

Salem College's sticker price was $50,783 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $18,975 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $19,359.

What does Salem College cost?

$18,975 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $50,783.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$19,359
$30,000–$48,000$16,789
$48,000–$75,000$17,157
$75,000–$110,000$18,753
over $110,000$22,850

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$19,359
$30,000–$48,000$16,789
$48,000–$75,000$17,157
$75,000–$110,000$18,753
Over $110,000$22,850

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 62% off Salem College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Salem College cost less than Saint Mary's College but more than Bay Path University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Salem College$17,157$18,975
Meredith College$17,576$22,801
Saint Mary's College$19,756$25,741
Bay Path University$13,075$16,390

The sticker price

$35,200
Tuition, 2025-26
$50,783
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
58%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$30,001
average grant for students who got aid.
45%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$20,459
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Salem College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $19,359 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $50,783. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Salem College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Salem College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $16,789 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $50,783. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Salem College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Salem College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $17,157 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $50,783. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Salem College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers