Salem College, a women’s liberal arts educational institution in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has received the largest number of applications in its history. This is the college’s fourth consecutive year of record-breaking growth in student applicants.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, 3,219 students applied to enroll in Salem College’s Class of 2029 – a 43 percent increase from 2024 and a 454 percent increase since May 2021. For the first time, the majority of applicants live outside of North Carolina. Also for the first time, the college received an application from every U.S. state…