Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA
1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383
724-738-9000

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU) is a public university in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. SRU was founded in 1889 as Slippery Rock Normal School, a teacher training school. It was renamed Slippery Rock State Teachers College in 1927, Slippery Rock State College in 1960, and finally Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 1983. SRU offers over 140 undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

SRU is located on a 1,300-acre (5.3 km2) campus in Slippery Rock, a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Pittsburgh. The campus is situated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The university has six residence halls, two dining halls, and a recreation center.

SRU's athletic teams compete in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are known as the Rock. The university is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Rock men's basketball team has won two PSAC championships and made one appearance in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament. The women's soccer team has won six PSAC championships and made four appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 8860

Acceptance Rate: 73.98%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.sru.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.sru.edu/admissions/financial-aid

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $24572

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $28680

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $99531.07. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. For graduates of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, we saw an average early-career income of $50100.00 and mid-career income of $87500.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.