Slippery Rock
University of Pennsylvania
Public College in Slippery Rock, PA. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $53,032.
Ten years after entry, the median Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania student earns $53,032 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate of 66% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
71% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool runs to 6,464, typical for a school of this reach. About 34% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 19% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 500–610 | 295 (19%) |
| SAT Math | 480–580 | |
| ACT Composite | 18–26 | 53 (3%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania →Academics
A 66% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 84%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Transfer-out runs to 18% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,728 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,252 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $12,555 at $0–30k versus $24,121 at $110k+. About 72% get grants averaging $7,176, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 61% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,535 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,555 |
| $30–48k | $13,401 |
| $48–75k | $16,990 |
| $75–110k | $21,972 |
| $110k+ | $24,121 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 4,115 of these 6,728 students, totalling $26,424,672 — an average of $6,422 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Butler County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)