Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
- Public
- Town
- 6,788 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,972per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,99510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Out-of-state first-year students with at least a 3.0 high school GPA qualify for a tuition reduction.
Students who have completed fewer than four semesters or fewer than 60 credits are required to live on campus at Slippery Rock University.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 980–1190Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,972full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,971sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,906Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $15,162Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,99510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,788Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 29%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA — admits 91%
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA — admits 91%
- Pennsylvania Western University California, PA — admits 94%
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA — admits 86%
- Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA — admits 91%
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA — admits 91%
- University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL — admits 69%
- Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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