Salem State University
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Former names
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Salem Normal School, Salem Teachers College, Salem State College |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1854 |
| Endowment | $18,203,193 (2014) |
| President | Patricia Maguire Meservey |
| Provost | David J. Silva |
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Academic staff
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756 (full- and part-time) |
| Undergraduates | 7,664 (5,894 full time) |
| Postgraduates | 1,637 (343 full time) |
| Location |
Salem, Mass., USA 42°30′11″N 70°53′34″W / 42.503113°N 70.892643°WCoordinates: 42°30′11″N 70°53′34″W / 42.503113°N 70.892643°W |
| Campus | suburban, 115 acres |
| First-time degree seeking freshman | 1,226 |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Website | www.salemstate.edu |
Salem State University is a four-year public University located in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem State University, established in 1854 as Salem Normal School, is located approximately fifteen miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Salem State enrolls under 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 27 states and 57 foreign countries. In 1932 the institution was renamed Salem Teachers College, and from 1968 to 2010 it was known as Salem State College. As of 2013[update], Salem State enrolled 7,664 undergraduate and 1,637 graduate, full- and part-time students. The university offers Bachelor and Masters Degrees in the Arts and Sciences, Masters of Business Administration, and Post Masters Certificates in more than 40 academic disciplines. In addition, the university also offers Continuing Education courses for credit and non-credit.
Salem State University was founded in 1854 as the Salem Normal School under the guidance of Horace Mann. The Salem Normal School holds the distinction of being the fourth normal school to open in Massachusetts, and only the tenth to open in the United States. Initially, the school was a two-year, post-secondary educational institution reserved for women. In 1892 the school became co-educational by enrolling its first group of male students that September.
In 1896 the school relocated to its current location in south Salem (to the building known today as the Sullivan Building). A few years later the Horace Mann Laboratory School was opened. With the construction of a more formal campus, the school was able to lengthen its curriculum to a four-year study program in 1921; allowing the institution to offer bachelor's degrees. The first bachelor's degree programs to be offered were in the fields of education, English, history and mathematics. In 1932, the school was renamed Salem Teachers College.
In 1960 the school was renamed State College at Salem, and shortly thereafter in 1968 the school was renamed to Salem State College. Under the leadership of President Frederick Meier, the physical campus developed quite rapidly during the 1960s with the construction of new academic buildings, the institution’s first residence halls and a student union. Throughout the 1970s the school continued to expand its physical campus by constructing a new library, the O’Keefe Athletic Center, and by purchasing the land for what is today known as south campus.
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