Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Website
$53,032
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,032
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public 4-year college in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania with 6,788 undergraduates and 1,541 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,608 a year (tuition and fees $10,568 in-state, $14,676 out-of-state). It admits 71% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,032 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,608
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,568
Out-of-state $14,676
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,032
Rank 1,244 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,608
- Tuition in-state
- $10,568
- Tuition out-of-state
- $14,676
- Cost of attendance
- $25,537
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,555
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,401
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,990
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,972
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,121
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,645 in 2015-16 to $10,568 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1,095
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 6,788
- Graduate students
- 1,541
- Part-time students
- 5.3%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 118
- Endowment
- $52.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,244 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,608 | $19,970 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,568 | $19,182 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 66% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $17,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,398 | $42,275 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,032 | $49,700 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
118 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $24,000 | $67,072 | $84,783 | $86,525 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $26,549 | $27,347 | $63,001 | $61,296 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $27,000 | $43,480 | $48,796 | $50,499 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $25,000 | $32,780 | $47,654 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $25,000 | $35,840 | $52,762 | $56,359 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $23,687 | $31,955 | $46,176 | $50,532 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $27,000 | $41,797 | $52,743 | $55,792 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 70 | $23,172 | $53,801 | $57,999 | $64,397 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $21,500 | $49,369 | $71,672 | $85,294 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 63 | $18,393 | $54,994 | $54,734 | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $27,000 | $37,966 | $45,605 | $47,382 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $26,000 | $42,605 | $60,530 | $58,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $23,430 | $40,819 | $56,810 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,092 | $35,411 | $50,048 | $54,562 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $19,688 | $49,248 | $62,805 | $83,343 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $23,875 | $36,276 | $58,115 | $55,556 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $33,206 | $55,033 | $57,214 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 50 | $88,122 | $101,578 | $126,113 | $127,347 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $25,188 | $34,682 | $48,589 | $50,680 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,000 | $32,065 | $44,304 | $50,468 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $21,250 | $46,359 | $63,186 | $76,194 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $24,125 | $44,207 | $61,322 | $69,303 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $21,500 | $59,430 | $78,096 | $92,374 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania cost?
$19,608 a year is the average net price at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,568 for in-state students and $14,676 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,537. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,555 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?
71% of applicants are admitted to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,095 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates earn?
$53,032 a year is the median pay of former Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,398 after 6 years). That ranks 1,244 of 5,094 US colleges and 118 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $101,578.
How much student debt do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?
66% of first-time, full-time students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (176 bachelor's graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (126 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (106 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 118 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.