Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania operates as a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 6,788 students of which 7,432 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 71.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,095 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,608, with published in-state tuition of $10,568 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.0%. Graduates earn a median of $53,032 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,398 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 416500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.