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Private liberal arts women's college in Winston Salem, North Carolina, U. S.

Salem College is a private women's liberal arts college in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1772 as a primary school, it later became an academy (high school) and ultimately added the college. It is the oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college

Located in the historic Moravian community of Salem, Salem College was originally a girls' school established by the Moravians, who believed strongly in equal education for men and women. On April 22, 1772, the Little Girls' School was founded. Sister Elisabeth Oesterlein, who travelled from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1766, at the age of 17, was hired as the first teacher. It became a boarding school in 1802 and in 1866 it changed its name to the Salem Female Academy. The school began giving college diplomas in 1890. In 1907, the name was officially changed to Salem Academy and College and to this day both Salem Academy and Salem College share the campus adjacent to Old Salem. Salem has an early history of accepting students from diverse backgrounds. Moravian records show that two enslaved African American girls were accepted at Salem; Hanna, a ten year old entered the school in 1785, and Anna Maria Samuel attended the school and lived in the Single Sisters’ House from 1793 until 1795.

Salem College offers the Bachelor of Arts (B. A. ), Bachelor of Science (B. S.), Bachelor of Music (B. M.), Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B. S. B. A. ), Master of Arts in Teaching (M. A. T.), and Master of Education (M. Ed.). On February 24, 2021, Salem College announced it would focus on preparing students in health leadership. According to the website, Salem College has transitioned to becoming "The nation’s only college dedicated to elevating and expanding the role of women in health leadership." Traditional age students are required to complete an internship and service learning project as part of the Salem Impact general education program. Salem College has a cross registration relationship with Wake Forest University, in which Salem undergraduates may take classes at Wake Forest's Reynolda Campus when a given course is not offered at Salem. (Similarly, Wake Forest undergraduates may enroll in Salem College courses when such a class is not available to them at Wake Forest.) Several Salem students are also members of Wake Forest's marching band. Salem offers graduate degrees in education, school counseling, and Piano Pedagogy plus add on teaching licensures. Salem College is home to the Salem College Center for Women Writers. The center sponsors workshops and lectures, and hosts an annual writing contest.

as of 2022, Salem College enrolled 469 students; this includes undergraduate students, graduate students in the field of education and adult continuing education students who live off campus. Traditional aged undergraduates live on campus and off. A majority of students are from North Carolina but many represent Texas, Florida, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, and Maine. Salem College has an international student population from Nepal, Ethiopia, South Korea, Mexico and Burma. Salem's diverse student population results in classes that are a rich mixture of traditional aged and adult students, enhancing the learning environment. Salem College shares its campus with Salem Academy, a residential high school for young women. They formerly shared buildings, but the academy was given its own buildings in the early 1900s. Salem students participate in many unique traditional events including Fall Fest, the Sophomore/Senior banquet and Founders' Day Convocation. Students are required to attend one formal Student Government Association meeting per month and several formal convocations per year. Salem students are also able to participate in Big/Little, a typically sorority based process where new students (Littles) pair themselves with an upperclassman (Bigs). This pairing is supposed to help incoming students adjust to life at Salem College. Students are able to participate in over 40 clubs on campus, ranging from religious to political to environmental to social.

Among its alumnae is Sarah Childress Polk, wife of U. S. President James Knox Polk. Emma Augusta Lehman (1841–1922), teacher, poet, naturalist and botanical collector graduated in 1864 and taught at Salem for 52 years. Recent Salem alumnae include actress Celia Weston and Sarah Covington Fulcher, who currently holds at least two world records: the first woman and only the third person to complete a 2700 mile run across Australia, following up with the world's longest continuous solo run by any person.