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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 200,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,728
Men / Women 45% / 55%
White 78%
Black 3%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 29%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 18%
Education 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 6%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,568
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,676
Est. In-State Cost $13,671
Est. Out-of-State Cost $18,985
10-Year ROI $146,000
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 74 #243
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 28 #335

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 980 – 1,190
ACT Range 18 – 26

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business, Information, and Social Sciences 696 50% / 50% 6% $57,890
Computer Science 49 80% / 20% 2% $84,446
Information Systems 43 +2 67% / 33% 84% $81,450
Accounting 30 60% / 40% 0% $61,222
Business Administration 86 59% / 41% 0% $67,080
Economics 8 +3 75% / 25% 0%
Finance 48 +5 92% / 8% 0%
Marketing 53 +1 47% / 53% 0%
Communication 69 29% / 71% 1% $47,868
Communication Studies 8 25% / 75% 25% $47,868
Criminology 42 38% / 62% 0% $47,842
Geography 13 46% / 54% 0% $52,571
Homeland Security 29 59% / 41% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 71 +3 49% / 51% 0% $47,936
Political Science 17 +1 53% / 47% 0% $64,099
Psychology 79 +1 15% / 85% 0% $45,605
Security Services Administration 5 +3 60% / 40% 0%
Social Work 29 +1 3% / 97% 0% $45,139
Cybersecurity 17 +2 71% / 29% 6%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 181 12% / 88% 0% $50,818
Early Childhood Education 77 6% / 94% 0% $45,840
English Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,760
Special Education 102 17% / 83% 0% $54,363
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Professions 374 33% / 67% 1% $62,900
Health and Wellness 118 30% / 70% 0% $72,727
Nursing 25 12% / 88% 0% $84,272
Public Health 46 15% / 85% 0% $56,403
Recreation and Sport Science 64 73% / 27% 2% $48,911
Recreational Therapy 27 15% / 85% 0% $64,148
Healthcare Administration 46 15% / 85% 0%
Recreation Management 37 51% / 49% 3% $48,117
Music Therapy 11 27% / 73% 9% $64,148
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts 158 35% / 65% 1% $45,010
English 23 +1 9% / 91% 0% $44,928
Foreign Languages 6 +10 50% / 50% 0%
History 45 +1 64% / 36% 0% $50,397
Philosophy 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Spanish
Acting 5 0% / 100% 0%
Art 17 29% / 71% 0% $35,897
Dance 33 +1 3% / 97% 3% $42,416
Music 17 35% / 65% 0%
Music Performance 3 100% / 0% 0%
Theatre 8 62% / 38% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 274 68% / 32% 1% $76,215
Civil Engineering 12 75% / 25% 0%
Industrial Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 31 42% / 58% 3% $55,363
Mechanical Engineering 14 93% / 7% 7%
Petroleum Engineering 7 71% / 29% 0%
Physics 6 67% / 33% 0%
Biology 50 28% / 72% 2% $64,705
Chemistry 5 60% / 40% 0%
Geosciences 18 67% / 33% 0% $61,554
Occupational Safety and Health 128 85% / 15% 0% $87,823