| Name |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania |
| Address |
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383 |
| Website |
http://www.sru.edu |
| Email |
asktherock@sru.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
23% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
7% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
50% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
23% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (80%), women's dorms (11%), apartment for single students (7%), special housing for disabled students (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
5% |
| College Owned Doubles |
84% |
| College Owned Triples |
4% |
| College Owned Apartments |
7% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
16 |
| Sprinkler System |
94% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
600 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
50% |
| Nearest Airport |
Pittsburgh (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Pittsburgh (50) |
| Nearest Bus |
Pittsburgh (50) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
70% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
20% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
3,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration; Homecoming; Week of Welcome (Freshman Program); Family Day; Student Theater Productions; Greek Week; International Student Dinners; Dinner Theatre; Football Games; CARE Trips Spring Break Community Service Projects; Annual Major Concert; Stadium Echo's (Marching Band Event); Empty Bowl's Dinner (Fundraiser for World Hunger Relief) |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
161 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Phi Omega; Beta Beta Beta; Chi Sigma Iota; Delta Alpha Chi; Delta Mu Delta; Eta Sigma Gamma; Gamma Theta Upsilon; Kappa Delta Pi; Lamda Epsilon Delta; Lamda Pi Eta; Lamda Sigma; Mu Phi epsilon; National Residence Hall Honorary; Nursing Honor Society; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Epsilon Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Sigma Pi; Phi Sigma Tau; Pi Delta Phi; Psi Chi; Rho Phi Lamda; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Gamma Epsilon; Sigma Pi Epsilon Delta; Sigma Pi Sigma; Sigma Sigma Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta; Sigma Theta Tau; Upsilon Pi Epsilon |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) All Saints Fellowship; Campus Crusade for Christ; Coalition for Christian Outreach; Gospel Choir; Latter Day Saints Student Association; New Life Christian Fellowship; Newman Club; Orthodox Christian Fellowship |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Kappa Alpha; Alpha Phi Alpha; Black Action Society; Delta Sigma Theta; French Club; German Club; Internations Club; Kappa Delta Pi; Latino Student Organization; Phi Beta Sigma; Russian Club; Slippery Rock Friends of Tibet; Spanish Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Air and Waste Management Association; Alpha Chi Rho; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha Omicron Pi; Alpha Phi Omega; Alpha Sigma Phi; Alpha Sigma Tau; Alpha Xi Delta; American College of Healthcare Executives; American Marketing Association; American Society of Safety Engineers; Amnesty International; Anthropology club; Army ROTC; Athletic Trainers Association; Barbell Club; Campus Girl Scouts; Chemistry club; Circle K; Computer Technology club; Concert Band; Council for Exceptional Children; Cycling Club; Dance Theater; Delta Mu Delta; Delta Zeta; Downhill Ski Club; Early Childhood Club; Economics and Finance Club; Equestrian Team; Exercise Science Club; Express Dance Team; SRU Dance Team; Financial Management Association International; Flute Ensemble; Freshman Leadership Scholarship Program; Gamma Sigma Sigma; Geology Club; Ginger Hill; Golden Key National Honor Society; Ice Hockey; Illusions Twirling Squad; Institute of Management Accountants; Interfraternity Council; Jazz Ensemble; Kappa Delta Rho; LaCrosse Club; LaCrosse Club (Women? s); Law Society; LGBA (Lesbians, Gays, Bi-Sexuals and Allies); Marching Rockets; Martha Gault Art Society; Math Club; Music Therapy Club; National Organization for Women (NOW); National Pan-Hellenic Organization (N. P. H. C. ); National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH); Nursing Honor Society; Outing Club; Panhellenic Council; Park Ranger Society; PA Collegiate Music Ed. Assn (PCMEA); Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Chi; Phi Chi Theta; Phi Kappa Theta; Phi Sigma Sigma; Philosophy club; Pi Kappa Alpha; Pi Kappa Phi; Planetkeepers; Pre-Law Society; Pre-Physical Therapy Club; Psi Chi; Psychic Awareness Club; Psychology club; Public Relations Student Society of America; Rugby club (Men? s); Rugby Club (Women? s); Sigma Pi Sigma; Sigma Sigma Sigma; Sigma Tau Gamma; SRU LEADS; Slippery Rock Potters Guild; Social Work club; Society for Collegiate Journalists; Society for Human Resource Management; Society of Physics Students; SMA Club (Sport Management Alliance); Stone House Review; Story Tellers; Student Government Association Inc; Symphony Orchestra; Therapeutic Recreation Club; Theta Xi; University Choir and Chamber Singers; University Flute Choir; University Program Board; University Theatre; Volleyball Club (Men? s); Women? s Lacrosse Club; Women? s Rugby Club; Writing Center; WRSK; Zeta Phi Beta |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Rocket, weekly |
| Num Frats |
11 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
1 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
8 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
1 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
7% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1889 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
7,414 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
16,473,232 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
6,212 in-state, 8,666 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
4,796 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills, other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
60% |
| Job One Year |
63% |
| Job Two Years |
75% |
| Firms |
US Federal Government
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
George Junior Republic
Numerous school districts
Public accounting firms |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
503,376 |
| Num Subscriptions |
599 |
| Num Microforms |
1,523,369 |
| Num Audiovisual |
11,048 |
| Num Ebooks |
49,680 |
| Library Facilities |
Japan Collection
Slippery Rock University Archives
Western Pennsylvania History
Curriculum Collection
Large Children's Collection |
| Museums |
N/A |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,024 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
150 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
0 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
20 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
6,750 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
