Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
About
Slippery Rock University, formally Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, is a public university in the Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania area of the United States. SRU is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The university has been coeducational since its founding in 1889. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 107 Title IV programs, 43 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 61 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing43 · 40.2%
- No Data61 · 57.0%
- Failing3 · 2.8%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 12
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Dec 2020Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Apr 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,463 students received $14.8M in Pell grants, alongside $52.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,451 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at SRU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SRU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SRU selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 66% | — | 8,376 | $19,608 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 44% | 83.0% | 11,542 | $15,091 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 39% | 96.4% | 10,439 | $9,735 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 53% | 87.8% | 9,727 | $16,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 50% | 93.9% | 10,419 | $5,652 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 53% | 98.1% | 9,724 | $6,067 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 48% | 73.3% | 9,997 | $16,857 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 90.6% | 10,811 | $18,476 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 48% | 75.3% | 11,348 | $13,966 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 46% | 92.3% | 11,033 | $5,579 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 46% | 90.3% | 12,878 | $12,569 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 77.7% | 9,955 | $14,279 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 64% | 85.7% | 10,020 | $9,096 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 86.1% | 9,152 | $16,244 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 73.5% | 9,501 | $15,882 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 50% | 91.5% | 9,377 | $20,857 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 53% | 94.0% | 10,472 | $14,260 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 46% | 44.4% | 8,991 | $3,637 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 86% | 62.3% | 8,141 | $27,646 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 63.8% | 12,857 | $14,462 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 37% | 78.1% | 12,554 | $18,309 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 65% | 88.8% | 9,253 | $18,743 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 87.3% | 10,204 | $12,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 92.7% | 9,278 | $15,901 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 71% | 75.5% | 10,446 | $16,210 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 63% | 85.7% | 11,746 | $14,158 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 48% | 98.7% | 9,045 | $19,487 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 44% | 90.1% | 9,942 | $18,745 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 50% | 84.4% | 12,204 | $12,767 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 53% | 86.7% | 10,020 | $15,091 |
Institutions like SRU
Explore the federal data for institutions in SRU's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Angelo State University
Grad rate44%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment11,542Net price$15,091View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTennessee
Austin Peay State University
Grad rate39%Admit rate96.4%Enrollment10,439Net price$9,735View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Bridgewater State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate87.8%Enrollment9,727Net price$16,383View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
California State University-Bakersfield
Grad rate50%Admit rate93.9%Enrollment10,419Net price$5,652View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
California State University-Stanislaus
Grad rate53%Admit rate98.1%Enrollment9,724Net price$6,067View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsConnecticut
Central Connecticut State University
Grad rate48%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment9,997Net price$16,857View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWashington
Central Washington University
Grad rate54%Admit rate90.6%Enrollment10,811Net price$18,476View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsSouth Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Grad rate48%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment11,348Net price$13,966View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
College of Staten Island CUNY
Grad rate46%Admit rate92.3%Enrollment11,033Net price$5,579View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKansas
Fort Hays State University
Grad rate46%Admit rate90.3%Enrollment12,878Net price$12,569View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsAlabama
Jacksonville State University
Grad rate55%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment9,955Net price$14,279View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKentucky
Murray State University
Grad rate64%Admit rate85.7%Enrollment10,020Net price$9,096View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Northwest Missouri State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment9,152Net price$16,244View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Grad rate58%Admit rate73.5%Enrollment9,501Net price$15,882View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsConnecticut
Southern Connecticut State University
Grad rate50%Admit rate91.5%Enrollment9,377Net price$20,857View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Stephen F Austin State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate94.0%Enrollment10,472Net price$14,260View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Texas A & M International University
Grad rate46%Admit rate44.4%Enrollment8,991Net price$3,637View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
The College of New Jersey
Grad rate86%Admit rate62.3%Enrollment8,141Net price$27,646View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
University of Central Missouri
Grad rate54%Admit rate63.8%Enrollment12,857Net price$14,462View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma
Grad rate37%Admit rate78.1%Enrollment12,554Net price$18,309View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMinnesota
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Grad rate65%Admit rate88.8%Enrollment9,253Net price$18,743View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsAlabama
University of North Alabama
Grad rate55%Admit rate87.3%Enrollment10,204Net price$12,170View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIowa
University of Northern Iowa
Grad rate68%Admit rate92.7%Enrollment9,278Net price$15,901View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Grad rate71%Admit rate75.5%Enrollment10,446Net price$16,210View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Grad rate63%Admit rate85.7%Enrollment11,746Net price$14,158View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
West Texas A & M University
Grad rate48%Admit rate98.7%Enrollment9,045Net price$19,487View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Grad rate44%Admit rate90.1%Enrollment9,942Net price$18,745View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
Youngstown State University
Grad rate50%Admit rate84.4%Enrollment12,204Net price$12,767View data
SRU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation facilitates and supports campus-wide processes for determining and documenting the effectiveness of programs, services, and the institution as a whole in order to foster sustainable continuous quality improvement.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Kevin McCarthyDirector of Analytics & Decision Support
- Julie CogleyAssistant Director of Analytics and Decision Support
Reports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardsru.edu
- Data dictionaryAnalytics and Decision Support Office InformationThe Analytics and Decision Support Office at Slippery Rock University provides data analytics to support academic and administrative assessment, planning, and decision-making. The office, led by the Vice President for Finance and Administration, is a primary source of accurate and reliable data to aid in evaluation, assessment, and decision-making processes. It supports the university’s continuous quality improvement by providing accessible and actionable information and responding to federal and state mandated reporting as well as external requests. The office plays a crucial role in monitoring the performance indicators used to assess the institution’s effectiveness.sru.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookReports | Slippery Rock University2025The reports from the Office of Analytics and Decision Support at Slippery Rock University provide data and analysis to support transparency and data-driven decisions. The reports include information on student enrollment, race and gender demographics, enrollment status and FTE, academic majors, student success indicators such as retention and graduation rates, degrees awarded, and faculty demographics. Key metrics like tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 academic year, as well as detailed reports on different academic years, are available. Archived census day reports require login access.sru.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan | Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock University's strategic plan, titled 'Slippery Rock University, The First Choice', aims to position the university as a leader in excellence and innovation in higher education over the next six years. The plan prioritizes creating an inclusive and supportive culture, fostering academic discovery and growth, enhancing community and industry collaboration, and ensuring financial sustainability. By focusing on key performance indicators like improved retention and graduation rates and building robust partnerships, SRU seeks to adapt to the evolving educational landscape while remaining dedicated to its tradition of excellence.sru.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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