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Salem State University

Salem State University is a public university in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1854, it is the oldest and largest institute of higher education on the North Shore and is part of the state university system in Massachusetts.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2188
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
218800
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
167729
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
121822

Location

Salem, MA, 1970

42.503575, -70.890234

Accreditation

New England Commission on Higher Education

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