sru Success by the Numbers

sru success
by the numbers
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8,394 Students
(+0.4% from last year)
6,853

undergraduates

1,541

graduate students

AN SRU RECORD!

84%

first-year students retained from last fall

74%

national average

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8,394 Students
(+0.4% from last year)
6,853

undergraduates

1,541

graduate students

AN SRU RECORD!

84%

first-year students retained from last fall

74%

national average

Top 5 majors

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539

Exercise Science

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409

Safety Management

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377

Psychology

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365

Early Childhood/Special Education

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316

Biology

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539

Exercise Science

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409

Safety Management

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377

Psychology

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365

Early Childhood/Special Education

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316

Biology

DEMOGRAPHICS

88%
of students are
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
14%
from Butler County
19%
FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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11%
OF STUDENTS

Underrepresented minorities

29%
OF STUDENTS

First-generation college students

59%
OF STUDENTS

Female

first-year students

1,547

total first-year students

+0.8%

increase from fall 2023

3.57

high school GPA

78%

graduated in the top 1/2 of their high school class

42%

graduated in the top 1/4 of their high school class

1,547

total first-year students

+0.8%

increase from fall 2023

3.57

high school GPA

78%

graduated in the top 1/2 of their high school class

42%

graduated in the top 1/4 of their high school class

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Slippery Rock University's bell tower
Robert M. Smith Student Center at Slippery Rock University
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