Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,727
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 90%
From Region 8%
Athletes 513 (8.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Hispanic 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences 693 49% 73% 2% 5% 3% 11% $60,714 12 -0.86 68 97% 7.9%
Computer Science 53 +1 87% 74% 8% 9% 0% 4% $81,467 5 -1.27 89 98% — — — —
Cybersecurity 22 +3 82% 82% 5% 5% 9% 0% $68,901 7 -1.31 79 — — — — —
Information Systems 81 +1 77% 9% 0% 2% 1% 86% $61,960 1 -1.77 70 100% — — — —
Accounting 29 +1 62% 76% 3% 7% 7% 0% $72,351 17 -0.95 83 95% 5.8% — — —
Business Administration 79 +2 52% 89% 4% 1% 4% 1% $66,301 26 -0.59 77 94% — — — —
Economics 5 +6 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $68,400 7 -1.11 79 100% — — — —
Finance 32 +2 78% 97% 0% 3% 0% 0% $69,984 5 -1.00 81 96% — — — —
Hospitality Management 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,373 23 -0.56 55 — — — — —
Marketing 46 — 57% 80% 2% 2% 2% 4% $65,644 15 -0.93 76 97% 6.9% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 67 +4 42% 73% 1% 10% 4% 0% $49,793 17 -0.72 43 96% 9.4% — — —
Communication 63 — 38% 83% 0% 6% 3% 2% $51,816 15 -0.94 49 98% — — — —
Geography 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,696 40 -0.28 66 97% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,201 25 -0.66 72 100% — — — —
Psychology 94 — 9% 85% 2% 4% 2% 1% $50,424 24 -0.70 45 95% — — — —
Social Work 31 — 6% 81% 3% 10% 6% 0% $50,261 29 -0.36 45 96% — — — —
Criminology 44 +1 32% 80% 0% 9% 2% 2% $56,800 32 -0.43 61 94% — — — —
Homeland Security 25 — 56% 72% 0% 4% 8% 0% $60,145 56 +0.03 67 100% — — — —
Security Services Administration 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,759 88 +1.08 78 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 225 20% 88% 2% 1% 2% 0% $52,939 2 -0.21 52 97%
Early Childhood Education 73 — 14% 88% 3% 3% 1% 0% $48,830 27 -0.51 41 98% — — — —
English Education 15 — 20% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $61,693 82 +0.88 70 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,306 60 -0.04 62 — — — — —
Science Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,308 60 -0.04 62 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 21 — 71% 90% 0% 5% 0% 0% $56,614 66 +0.18 60 — — — — —
Special Education 88 — 7% 86% 2% 0% 2% 0% $53,001 35 -0.44 52 97% — — — —
Music Education 14 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,719 86 +0.86 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 335 42% 90% 1% 2% 2% 0% $63,739 22 -0.29 73 98% 2.3%
Health and Wellness 109 — 46% 94% 0% 0% 2% 0% $71,384 64 +0.20 82 98% — — — —
Nursing 19 — 5% 79% 0% 5% 11% 0% $90,029 49 -0.22 94 96% 2.3% — — —
Public Health 40 — 28% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $64,422 51 -0.07 74 97% — — — —
Recreation and Sport Science 48 — 60% 77% 0% 6% 4% 2% $52,816 13 -1.05 51 99% — — — —
Recreational Therapy 26 — 12% 88% 4% 0% 0% 0% $58,319 19 -0.70 64 99% — — — —
Healthcare Administration 35 — 31% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% $62,069 48 -0.22 70 — — — — —
Recreation Management 27 — 56% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,291 12 -0.84 47 95% — — — —
Sports Management 24 — 83% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $52,816 18 -0.89 51 99% — — — —
Music Therapy 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,319 95 +1.24 64 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts 119 23% 82% 1% 2% 4% 0% $48,206 1 -0.13 39 95%
English 30 — 17% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,603 46 -0.22 45 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages 12 +7 58% 67% 0% 8% 8% 0% $51,685 27 -0.57 48 — — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,861 33 -0.46 51 — — — — —
History 10 — 40% 30% 0% 10% 10% 0% $53,399 39 -0.34 53 100% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +1 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $37,811 1 -1.78 14 95% — — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,348 31 -0.51 50 — — — — —
Acting 13 — 23% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,092 84 +0.67 39 100% — — — —
Art 27 — 11% 85% 4% 0% 4% 0% $44,806 40 -0.22 30 86% — — — —
Dance 14 +1 7% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,478 52 +0.06 26 100% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $54,603 86 +0.84 56 100% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,603 86 +0.84 56 100% — — — —
Theatre 5 +1 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,092 84 +0.67 39 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 246 67% 87% 2% 3% 4% 0% $78,694 69 +0.30 88 98% 6.1%
Civil Engineering 13 — 69% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,860 24 -0.64 93 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,748 1 -1.73 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 15 — 87% 80% 7% 7% 0% 0% $86,126 3 -1.64 92 — — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,928 22 -0.79 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 20% 70% 0% 10% 20% 0% $53,553 2 -1.74 53 100% — — — —
Geosciences 15 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,911 14 -0.83 59 100% — — — —
Mathematics 13 +2 46% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,612 18 -0.78 74 97% 6.1% — — —
Physics 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,891 7 -1.35 75 — — — — —
Biology 38 — 34% 71% 8% 5% 8% 3% $68,901 62 +0.28 79 100% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 128 — 80% 91% 0% 3% 3% 0% $86,112 93 +1.21 92 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,103
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,613
Est. In-State Cost $14,363
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,197
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 22.9% 370 53% 89% 0% 3% 3% 0% $73,357 33 +0.27 84 98% 2.3%
Business & Economics 17.3% 280 57% 88% 2% 2% 3% 1% $64,018 10 -0.74 73 96% 6.5%
Education 13.0% 211 18% 88% 2% 1% 2% 0% $52,821 46 -0.28 51 97% —
Social Sciences 12.4% 201 19% 85% 1% 5% 3% 1% $51,627 17 -0.72 48 96% —
Computer Science 9.6% 156 81% 41% 3% 5% 2% 46% $69,566 2 -1.53 80 99% —
Humanities 7.7% 125 38% 73% 1% 7% 5% 0% $50,235 23 -0.58 44 96% 9.4%
Arts 5.1% 82 21% 93% 1% 0% 2% 0% $48,386 35 +0.36 40 94% —
Professional 4.6% 75 44% 79% 0% 7% 4% 1% $58,792 23 -0.15 65 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 46 46% 89% 0% 2% 4% 0% $59,419 4 -1.10 66 99% 6.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 38 34% 71% 8% 5% 8% 3% $68,901 56 +0.28 79 100% —
Engineering 2.1% 34 82% 85% 3% 3% 0% 0% $87,797 2 -1.19 93 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.0M #419 39% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #516 0% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #618 0% — — — — —
Education — — — — 28 #153 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #641 35% — 28 #336 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 161 $270K $253K $16K
Football 105 $1.4M $1.3M $14K
Baseball 37 $347K $348K -$1K
Soccer 31 $239K $223K $16K
Basketball 21 $559K $551K $8K
Total 279 $2.8M $2.7M $54K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 154 $357K $433K -$75K
Lacrosse 30 $342K $346K -$4K
Soccer 28 $316K $318K -$1K
Field Hockey 23 $345K $334K $10K
Basketball 22 $493K $484K $9K
Softball 21 $363K $366K -$3K
Volleyball 19 $385K $383K $2K
Tennis 8 $285K $270K $14K
Total 234 $2.9M $2.9M -$48K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 315 $627K $686K -$59K
Football 105 $1.4M $1.3M $14K
Soccer 59 $556K $541K $14K
Basketball 43 $1.1M $1.0M $17K
Baseball 37 $347K $348K -$1K
Lacrosse 30 $342K $346K -$4K
Field Hockey 23 $345K $334K $10K
Softball 21 $363K $366K -$3K
Volleyball 19 $385K $383K $2K
Tennis 8 $285K $270K $14K
Total 513 $8.6M $8.6M $47

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 980 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 580
SAT RW Range 500 – 610