Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Overview

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SRU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 87% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SRU with a bachelor's degree make about $53,032 a year. That's 30% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from SRU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

Contact details for SRU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383
Phone:	724-738-9000
Website:	www.sru.edu

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How Do I Get Into SRU?

You can apply to SRU online at: https://www.sru.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for SRU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SRU?

The acceptance rate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to SRU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

SRU received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 26.

Can I Afford Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

The overall average net price of SRU is $23,363. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SRU, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $8,395 a year. That adds up to $33,580 over four years for those students.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,399 undergraduate students at SRU, with 6,860 being full-time and 539 being part-time.

There are also 1,461 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,860 full-time undergraduates at SRU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	67
Black or African American	329
Hispanic or Latino	191
White	5,822
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	402

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at SRU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Sri Lanka, and Japan.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Special Education	0	106	0	70	16	192
Quality Control Technology	0	176	0	0	0	176
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	73	9	16	75	173
Health Sciences & Services	2	126	0	7	0	135
General Psychology	0	100	0	0	0	100
Business Administration & Management	3	59	0	33	0	95
Communication & Media Studies	0	92	0	0	0	92
History	4	45	0	29	0	78
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	77	0	0	0	77
Public Health	0	60	0	14	0	74
Recreation Administration	0	42	0	30	0	72
Information Science	0	65	0	0	0	65
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	63	0	65
Social Work	0	34	0	28	0	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	61	0	0	0	61
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	50	0	10	0	60
Health & Physical Education	0	57	0	2	0	59
Finance & Financial Management	0	57	0	0	0	57
Criminology	0	55	0	0	0	55
General Biology	0	50	0	0	0	50
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	50	0	50
Computer Information Systems	0	36	2	10	0	48
Accounting	0	38	0	7	0	45
General English Literature	0	29	0	12	0	41
Mathematics	0	23	0	18	0	41
Marketing	0	37	0	0	0	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	24	11	0	35
Information Technology	0	32	0	0	0	32
Nursing	0	29	0	0	0	29
Fine & Studio Arts	0	27	0	0	0	27
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	26	0	26
Area Studies	23	0	0	0	0	23
Homeland Security	0	22	0	0	0	22
Civil Engineering	0	20	0	0	0	20
Economics	0	20	0	0	0	20
Music	0	19	0	0	0	19
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	18	0	0	0	18
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4	11	0	3	0	18
Mechanical Engineering	0	17	0	0	0	17
Geography & Cartography	1	16	0	0	0	17
Political Science & Government	0	17	0	0	0	17
Sustainability Science	15	0	0	0	0	15
Instructional Media Design	0	0	1	13	0	14
Student Counseling	0	0	0	14	0	14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	14	0	0	0	14
Dance	0	14	0	0	0	14
Teaching English or French	0	0	7	6	0	13
Drama & Theater Arts	0	11	0	0	0	11
Writing Studies	9	0	0	0	0	9
Philosophy	0	9	0	0	0	9
Public Relations & Advertising	8	0	0	0	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	8	0	0	8
Industrial Engineering	0	7	0	0	0	7
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	7	0	7
Petroleum Engineering	0	6	0	0	0	6
Chemistry	0	6	0	0	0	6
Hospitality Management	2	0	0	3	0	5
Physics	0	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	0	3	0	0	0	3
Security Science and Technology	3	0	0	0	0	3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2	0	0	0	0	2
Data Science	0	0	1	0	0	1
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounting & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	76	1,873	52	482	91	2,574

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Blackngold29 under License

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