Salem College

601 S Church St, Winston Salem, NC 27101

http://www.salem.edu/

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Salem College, a liberal arts college for women, values its students as individuals, develops their unique potential, and prepares them to change the world.

Salem College can trace its roots as far back as 1766 when the Moravians, an early Protestant denomination from central Europe, established the village of Salem. Believing that women deserved an education comparable to that given men -- an exceptional view in the 18th Century -- the Moravians began a school for girls in 1772. Today, Salem is an intimate learning community of 1,100 women from all over the world and is one of our nation's most distinguished private liberal arts colleges.

As the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, Salem boasts a proud history of fostering independence in women. Our students have the freedom to explore who they are and who they want to be. They enjoy state-of-the-art facilities for the sciences, athletics and the performing arts; manage their campus through a dynamic Student Government Association; and participate in over 50 clubs and activities.

Academics at Salem College is founded upon the belief that traditional liberal arts and sciences give you unlimited possibilities for your future and equip you to truly change the world. You will be challenged and motivated by our 30 undergraduate majors and 26 minors as well as by special opportunities such as the Salem Signature program, the Center for Women Writers and the Women in Science and Math program. Whether you enter Salem with a specific educational goal in mind or want the chance to academically stretch yourself, you'll be right at home at Salem.

Our student-faculty ratio of 13:1 means individual attention from our talented and diverse faculty members; the chance to speak your mind among your peers; and the opportunity to work together to design projects, propose research topics and obtain internships in your chosen field of study. The January Term ever year, which is mandatory for undergraduates, is a rich source of experiential education that may lead you abroad to study another culture or have you doing research closer to home.

Join the students from 27 states and 31 countries who create a vibrant, multicultural and international community at Salem College! We prepare you to change the world by offering limitless opportunities for involvement in this richly diverse environment.

Salem College offers more than 35 student clubs and organizations, NCAA Division III athletics, cultural events, lectures, service projects, leadership programs and many other exciting programs and activities.

Salem College’s 64-acre campus is located in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem in the Old Salem historic district. The 18th century Moravian village of Salem is now an internationally recognized living history museum complex. Our campus includes five buildings that date from the original town of Salem, and we share Salem Square with Old Salem and with Home Moravian Church (built in 1800).

Winston-Salem is also an ideal climate for business, featuring proximity to major U.S. cities, technology and employment opportunities. A short walk from the Salem campus will find you downtown or on the "greenway" to Salem Lake, a popular spot for boating, biking and jogging. Within a few hours of campus are mountains for skiing, camping or hiking; rivers for white-water rafting; and the beautiful ports and beaches of North and South Carolina.

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Salem College

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See also Salem State College in Massachusetts.

Salem College is a liberal arts women's college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina founded in 1772. Originally established as a primary school, it later became an academy (high school) and finally a college. It is the oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college (coeducational Moravian College, originally Bethlehem Female Seminary, was founded in 1742). It is the oldest female institution in the Southern United States.

Though Salem is officially classified as a women's college, men 23 years of age and over are admitted into the Continuing Education program.

Overview

Salem College is an independent college committed to the liberal arts and quality professional preparation. Salem strives to set its signature upon its students by encouraging them to recognize and strengthen their human faculties and their capacities for service, professional life and leadership. In light of the evidence that such powers flourish when women live and learn within a community dedicated to their education, Salem affirms its commitment to young women in a residential setting.

History and campus

Located in the historic Moravian community of Old Salem, Salem College was originally a girl's school established by the Moravians, who believed strongly in equal educations for men and women. The idea for the school began in 1766, when (at the age of 17) Sister Elisabeth Oesterlein walked from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Salem. On April 22, 1772, the Little Girls' School was founded. Her influence led the school to be among the first to accept non-white students. It became a boarding school in 1802 and in 1866 it changed its name to theSalem Female Academy. The school began giving college diplomas in 1890. In 1907 the name was officially changed to Salem Academy and College and to this day both Salem Academy and Salem College share the campus in Old Salem.

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Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
910: On Campus Housing:
Available: Full Time Students:
98%: Athletic Programs:
Unavailable

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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 21,030: Students Receiving Aid:
85%

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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 30: Selectivity:
Selective

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Degree Programs at Salem College

Bachelor's Level Programs

Arts & Humanities
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    A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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  - French Language and Literature
    
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  - German Language and Literature
    
    A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and High German; Plattdeutsch and other regional dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
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  - Spanish Language and Literature
    
    A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
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    A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
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  - General Music
    
    A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.
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  - Music Performance
    
    A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.
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  - General Philosophy
    
    A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
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    A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behavior.
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  - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    
    Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.
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  - Art/Art Studies
    
    Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
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  - Arts Management
    
    Arts Management is a four year program teaching individuals to manage art organizations. Arts Management students study business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labor relations; event promotion and management; public relations and arts advocacy; arts law; and applications to specific arts activities such as galleries, museums, studios, foundations, and community organizations.
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  - Interior Design
    
    A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.
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  A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.
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    An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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    Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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Communication & Media
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  A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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  Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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Life Science
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    Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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Mathematics and Statistics
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- General Mathematics
  
  A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
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Natural Sciences
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    A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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Social Sciences
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    A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
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    A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strategic studies, international law and organization, the comparative study of specific countries and regions, and the theory and practice of diplomacy.
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  - General Psychology
    
    A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time

Full-Time 98%

Part-Time 2%

Men vs. Women

Women 100%

Men 0%

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian 73%

African-American 19%

Other 5%

Hispanic 2%

Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State

Out-of-State 55%

In-State 45%

Top States for Incoming Freshman

North Carolina 45%

Florida 6%

Virginia 6%

Georgia 5%

Texas 4%

Percent of Students International:	5%

Percent of Students International:

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	56%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	No


Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 21,030
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 225
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,471	39%
State and Local Grants:	$ 3,572	42%
Institutional Grants:	$ 10,822	78%
Student Loans:	$ 2,625	68%
Any Aid:		85%

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate:	66% (Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	78%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 510, Math: 490
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 610, Math: 590
ACT Scores:
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores:	18%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Composite: 23, Verbal: 20, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile:	Composite: 29, Verbal: 29, Math: 25

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 30.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Recommended
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Not Required
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Required
TOEFL:	Required
Test Scores:	Required

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