Salisbury University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships offset about 37% of the published cost, a savings of $10,567. The average net price is what remains after that aid is applied, and it is higher for families with more income.

The lowest-income band averages $6,743, while the highest averages $22,759. The spread between those two ends is $16,016, a difference of averages across the bands, not a figure any one family should expect.

Aid is targeted toward lower incomes here, with the average net price climbing steadily through the middle bands. That pattern is a description of how aid is distributed on average, not a guarantee for an individual applicant.

The published cost of attendance is $28,310. Azimuth ranks Salisbury University #535 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $6,743, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $12,909, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $22,759. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $16,016.

Aid covers about 37% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The average net price across all aid recipients is $17,743, which is $3,675 above the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $21,000 in federal student loans, $229 below the peer median of $21,229. 90.2% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $33,815 in Parent PLUS loans. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $239 a month. It estimates costs and payments under different scenarios.

The median federal student debt at completion is $21,000. That median sits $229 below the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

If repaid over ten years, the median debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $239 a month. Federal borrowing is widespread: 90.2% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Parent borrowers are a separate population, with a median Parent PLUS borrowing of $33,815. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 52% of its 860 bachelor's graduates borrowed from any source, with an average cumulative debt of $29,070 per borrower.

Of those graduates, 50% held federal loans, averaging $19,719. Of those graduates, 13% held private loans, including those who also borrowed federal loans, averaging $41,047.

The median for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled is $61,985 four years after graduating. That positions Salisbury University in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings are $4,684 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $7,387 less than the model expects for similar students.

That result sits at the 27th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, run from $50,919 on the downside through $61,985 for the typical case to $86,089 on the upside.

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $21,000 in federal loans, which is $229 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $239 a month.

Earnings land above the peer median but below what the model expects, while debt sits almost exactly at the peer median.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $33,815. For student borrowers, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $239 a month if repaid over ten years.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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