Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Public · 6,788 undergraduates · sru.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 6,320 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1190
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$29,180Est.Estimate
$33,540 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$33,540
a year in 2027-28, from a $33,540 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1095
Send your score
About 87% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Student Admission Requirements | Slippery Rock University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 4,707 of 6,320 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 1.9% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1000 to 1190
Reading and Writing 510 to 620
Math 488 to 573
ACT composite 19 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119955%
- 800 to 99920%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.58
- 4.021%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$29,180
a year, in state
$33,540
a year, out of state (tuition $12,820)
- Tuition (in state)$8,460
- Fees$3,670
- Food and housing$11,750
- Books and supplies$2,090
- Transportation and other$3,210
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania published $27,571 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,386
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,871
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,820
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,905
- Over $110,000$24,971
Financial aid
72%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,833
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
28%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,086 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 5/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
42 of 42
Earn credit with a score of 3
42 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $850Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 100 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 101 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HFA 1TR (Humanities Elective) |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 225 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 101/100 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 123 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 225 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 225 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 230 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM107/111 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 101/102/103 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 263 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CPSC 146 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CPSC 130 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 105 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL104 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EGEO 1TR (Environmental Geoscience elective) |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST152 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FREN 101/102/103 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | GERM 101/102/103 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GES 170 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | ITAL 101/102/103 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | JAPN 101/102/103 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | ENGL 260 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | MUSI 1TR (Music elective) |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | MUSI 1TR (Music elective) |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 107 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 217 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 216 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 125 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 105 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1TR (for Psych majors only) |
| Research | 3 | 3 | TRNS 1TR (Generic elective) |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | TRNS 1TR (Generic elective) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 101/102/103 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 220 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 152 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 201 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 152 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$57,995
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$84,064
- All colleges$89,667
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 28 majors here have earnings data.
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