- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PATown: distantZIP 16057Founded 1889
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sru.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
PennsylvaniaPublic
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, with 6,788 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $19,972 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention84%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans62%
$19,972net price / year
72%admission rate
1095average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$57,995median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#890 of 1,704 for earnings#868 of 1,739 for lowest net price#434 of 1,738 for graduation rate#608 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,971tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,906
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,162
- Average net price
- $19,972national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,386
$30,001–48,000$12,871
$48,001–75,000$14,820
$75,001–110,000$20,905
$110,001+$24,971
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,678
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,995middle 50%: $40,868–$80,452
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,452
Median, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$57,995
Lower quarter$40,868
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,788
- Part-time
- 5.3%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,014 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,095
- Endowment, end of year
- $52,399,313
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White84%
Hispanic3.5%
Black4.0%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.8%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions14%
Education13%
Business & management11%
Computer & information sciences9.2%
Engineering technologies7.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.9%
Psychology5.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY | $19,499 | 69% | $65,774 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 216038. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1799642.