Schools Like Salem College (2025)

Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

These schools offer higher acceptance rates while delivering comparable career outcomes.

Higher acceptance rate (10.3 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 92 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate97%

Earnings$46,643

Rank#1528

Ferrum College

Geographic Alternatives

Strong options in the same region with comparable academic profiles.

Lenoir-Rhyne University• NC

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Same state (65 miles away) with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Accept Rate81%

Earnings$45,543

Rank#1333

Johnson C Smith University

Similarly Selective Peers

Schools with comparable admission profiles — useful for building a balanced list.

Appalachian State University• NC

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Similar admission rate (1.6 percentage points difference) and similar test scores (19 point difference) with similar program focus; located 81 miles away

Accept Rate89%

Earnings$51,836

Rank#284

Peer Institutions

Elite universities with similar prestige and academic caliber

Westminster College• MO

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Similar quality tier (#1307 ranked)

Accept Rate78%

Earnings$52,199

Rank#1307

Saint Joseph's College Of Maine

Schools Similar to Salem College: Questions & Comparisons

Salem College is more selective with a 87% acceptance rate, compared to 89% for Appalachian State University. Both schools offer strong outcomes, making them good options depending on your profile.

Salem College's peer institutions include Appalachian State University. These schools have similar selectivity, student profiles, and academic outcomes.

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Salem College's $18,561.

If Salem College is a reach, consider William Peace University (97%), Ferrum College (1%), Liberty University (99%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Salem College in NC include Lenoir-Rhyne University, Johnson C Smith University, William Peace University.

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