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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.

$23,363 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SRU?

79% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
38% Submit SAT Scores
SRU has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% 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 490 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania  ( 490 to 590 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania  ( 480 to 580 )
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800
SRU received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania  ( 18 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania  ( 19 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania  ( 20 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

$23,363 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,531 a year. That adds up to $30,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SRU is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,423 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,901 undergraduate students at SRU, with 6,423 being full-time and 478 being part-time.

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There are also 1,504 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,423 full-time undergraduates at SRU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 67
Black or African American 275
Hispanic or Latino 169
White 5,447
International Students 107
Other Races/Ethnicities 358

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.

Online Learning at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

1,379 Took All Classes Online
5,227 Took At Least One Class Online
126.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at SRU. In 2020-2021, 5,227 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SRU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 10th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of SRU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania was 126.5%. This is the #225 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SRU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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