Susquehanna University vs SRU-PA

Susquehanna University and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Susquehanna, a private university nestled in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, boasts a selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 78%, while Slippery Rock, a public university located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, welcomes a broader range of students with an acceptance rate of 88%. While Susquehanna's student body is predominantly White (79%) and female (59%), Slippery Rock's student population is more diverse, with a larger proportion of male students (53%) and a more balanced racial makeup (58% White, 15% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino). Both universities offer a variety of popular majors, including Business, Education, and Health Professions, but Susquehanna also excels in the liberal arts, with strong programs in English, History, and Political Science. With graduation rates of 75% and

	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Susquehanna University
Overview
Location	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	82.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Evangelical

Admission
Acceptance rate	79.5%	76.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $25
SAT range	970 - 1170	N/A
ACT range	20 - 25	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	38.0%
Students submitting ACT score	8.0%
Total number of applicants	4,936	5,384
Total number of admissions given out	3,924	4,126
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,370	555
Yield rate	34.9%	13.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $25,399 Out of state: $29,507	$70,800
Average net price	$12,364	$28,130
Tuition	In state: $7,716 Out of state: $11,574	$52,380
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,876 Meal plan: $3,570	Room/dormitory: $7,680 Meal plan: $6,670
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	74.0% Average amount $5,631	96.0% Average amount $38,565
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $5,243	69.0% Average amount $5,424
Students taking out private loans	15.0% Average amount $10,670	20.0% Average amount $15,830

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,901 Men 44.2% Women 55.8%	2,197 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%
Graduate students	1,504 Men 24.6% Women 75.4%	5 Men 0.0% Women 100.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	11.3%	N/A
International students	1.8%	1.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	2,800	2,088
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Pennsylvania Ohio New York Maryland Virginia	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Engineering Technologies Social Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Communication and Journalism Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	68.4%	74.3%
Dropout rate	11.3%	25.5%
Transferred out	19.5%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,917 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $71,277 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,310 Year 2: $60,213 Year 3: $70,161 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,217 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $66,219 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,339 Year 2: $45,145 Year 3: $58,390 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,554 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $57,642 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,230 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $57,077 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,541 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,964 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,289 Year 3: $53,163 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,835 Year 2: $46,673 Year 3: $51,313 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,381 Year 2: $46,217 Year 3: $48,481	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,280 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $65,753 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,032 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: $62,846 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,954 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $59,114 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $48,172 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,616 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $43,781 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,056 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $41,344 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,192 Year 3: $36,709 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,088 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $28,686 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,654 Year 2: $23,538 Year 3: $28,559 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,898 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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