10-yr median earnings
$53,032
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $53,032 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $19,608/yr — as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $19,608
- Avg net price / yr
- $53,032
- 10-yr median earnings
- 65.7%
- 150%-time completion
- 71.5%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 24%
- former-student earnings, US
- 71.5%
- acceptance rate
- 65.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania enrolling 6,788 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 71.5% with an average SAT of 1,095. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $53,032 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $19,608. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
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 reported undergraduate enrollment of 6,788 students. 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 "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$53,032
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,608
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
65.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B
84.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$19,608
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
65.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 65.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$53,032 Top 24% higher than 76% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
6,788
Undergraduate enrollment
71.5%
Acceptance rate
1,095
SAT average
65.7%
150%-time completion
$53,032
10-yr median earnings
84.0%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 71.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,095 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 480 – 580 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 500 – 610 |
| ACT Average | 23 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 18 – 26 |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $10,568 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,676 |
| Average Net Price | $19,608 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $12,555 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $13,401 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $16,990 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,121 |
30.5%
Pell Grant Rate
60.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,058 to $19,927 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +10.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$14,058
Highest year
$19,927
Most recent (2023)
$19,524
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,6472023 · $19,524
Over the same years, enrollment went -10.8% (7,544 → 6,728 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.0%
Female
29.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
65.7%
150%-Time Completion
84.0%
Retention Rate
$45,398
Median Earnings (6yr)
$53,032
Median Earnings (10yr)
65.9%
Earning Over $25K
81.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$126,113 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$86,557 median earnings
- Quality Control and Safety…
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
$84,783 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$81,485 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$80,226 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$78,096 median earnings
- Information Science/Studies
Information Science/Studies
$71,672 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$69,371 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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Corvallis, OR
$19,604 net price · $4 apart
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA
$19,659 net price · $51 apart
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
$19,550 net price · $58 apart
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
$19,680 net price · $72 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania? ▼
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public institution in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 71.5%. The average SAT score is 1,095. Undergraduate enrollment is 6,788 students.
How much do Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $53,032 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,398.
How much does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania cost? ▼
The average net price at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $19,608. In-state tuition is $10,568 and out-of-state tuition is $14,676. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania? ▼
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania has a 65.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 84.0%.
Is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $53,032 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 47% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 76th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $19,608 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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