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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Distant town

71.5%
Admit rate
$19,608
Avg net price
66%
Graduation rate
$53,032
Median earnings

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania (distant town setting), enrolling 6,788 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 6,788 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 71% admitNCAA Division II with football · Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's admitted students.

Admit rate
71.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
980–1190
Avg GPA (est.)
3.18

Enter a test score to see where you land against Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock is included in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. The area is home to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, partially in the borough limits, and attended by nearly 9,000 students as a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
68 miles
Nearest airport
41 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania compares

Selectivity71.5%

More selective than 61% · #29 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1095

Higher than 30%

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 70% · #47 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention84%

Higher than 74%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,032

Higher than 47% · #87 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$19,608

Cheaper than 52% · #34 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment6,788

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,329students
  • Undergraduate6,78881%
  • Graduate1,54119%

Undergraduates by gender

6,788undergrads
  • Women3,86757%
  • Men2,92143%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White84%
  • Black4.0%
  • Hispanic3.5%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial7.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,788
Graduate enrollment
1,541
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
29%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$70,320
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$99,126
Endowment
$52,399,313

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,537 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania89%
  • Other U.S. states11%
  • International0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
71.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
980–1190
SAT average
1095
SAT reading
500–610
SAT math
480–580
ACT composite
18–26
Average GPA (estimated)
3.18

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,568
Out-of-state tuition
$14,676
Room & board
$10,902
Books & supplies
$1,926
Total cost of attendance
$25,537
Average net price
$19,608

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
66%
Graduated on time (4 years)
51%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
18%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,398
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,032
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
69%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
51%
Low-income (Pell)
61%
First-generation
61%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,800
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
41%
Housing charge (year)
$7,014
Meal plan (year)
$3,570
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
660 (355 men · 305 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)315
Football105
Soccer59
Basketball43
Baseball37
Lacrosse30
Field Hockey23
Softball21
Volleyball19
Tennis8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
11
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (8,376 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
3.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.0
Fondling
1.0
Statutory rape
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,555
$30–48k
$13,401
$48–75k
$16,990
$75–110k
$21,972
$110k+
$24,121

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$73,471

$16,990/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

59%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,620
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 59% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,620. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,459 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$53,032
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,217
Men
$56,496

Men out-earn women by $5,279 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
45.2″
Annual snow
34.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA US station (0.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.