Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

What are the graduation rates for students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

IPEDS graduation figures report that 51% of the relevant SRU student cohort completed within four years and 66% completed within six years. The six-year figure is a longer observation of a defined entering cohort, not a second, separate group of graduates.

These standard graduation measures generally track first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree. They do not describe every transfer student, part-time student, graduate student, or adult learner. SRU's reported first-year retention rate is 84%, which measures whether students return for the next academic year rather than whether they ultimately graduate.

The gap between four- and six-year completion matters financially: an additional term can mean more tuition, living expenses, and delayed full-time earnings. A student considering a tightly sequenced major should ask how often required courses and placements are offered, particularly if transferring credits or changing majors.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

Program-level College Scorecard figures show substantial differences in reported earnings approximately one year after completion. For example, the reported figure is $65,217 for registered nursing and $44,541 for general computer and information sciences, compared with $30,351 for communication and media studies.

These are program-level, post-completion earnings measures for the federally aided graduates included in the Scorecard's reporting, not starting-salary offers for every student or a prediction of an individual's income. Differences can reflect occupation, location, further study, employment hours, and which graduates are represented. Some programs have no publishable figure, often because of reporting or privacy limitations.

Students comparing programs should weigh these figures alongside licensing requirements, graduate-school plans, typical borrowing, and the time needed to enter a profession. An earnings measure taken about one year after completion cannot show how pay may change over a longer career.