For the 15th consecutive year Salisbury University is ranked as a top 10 public comprehensive university in the North by U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges: 2012 Edition." SU's ranking in the 2012 edition is 9th.

For the 10th consecutive year SU is ranked as a best regional university among both public and private institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges: 2012 Edition."  SU's top tier ranking in the 2012 edition is 41st.

For the 13th consecutive year SU is ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best institutions in "The Best 376 Colleges" in America (2012 Edition) and one of "The Best Northeastern Colleges, 2012."

At the end of the 2010-11 season, Salisbury University's Athletics Program was recognized as the 28th best Division III program in the country by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA TODAY. 

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named Salisbury University one of its 2012 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. Out-of-state (residency) rank: 53rd  In-state rank: 71st.

The Princeton Review, in partnership with USA Today, has named the University among its Top 50 “Best Value” Public Colleges in the nation for  2010. This is the second consecutive year that Salisbury has been included in the the list.

The The Princeton Review, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, named SU as one of the top 286 Green Colleges for 2010.

For the second consecutive year, Salisbury University has been named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges to Work For^®, honored for its creation of an exceptional work environment.