Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383
Official telephone: (800) 778-9111
Toll-free telephone: (800) SRU-9111
Fax number: (724) 738-2918
Website:
www.sru.edu
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| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
| Year established: |
1889 |
| Type of school: |
university, public |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate, graduate school |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
8,105 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a rural community (pop. under 5,000) |
| Application fee: |
$25 |
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| Street address: |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383 |
| Mailing address: |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1383 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
800 778-9111
800 SRU-9111 (toll free)
724 738-2918 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.sru.edu |
| Campus map: |
www.sru.edu/depts/
admissio/map.htm |
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| SAT number: |
2658 |
| ACT number: |
3716 |
| FAFSA number: |
003327 |
| FICE number: |
3327 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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In 1889, the citizens of the borough of Slippery Rock founded the college and gave it the town's picturesque name. In 1983, Slippery Rock State Teachers College became Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The academic divisions of the University are the College of Education, College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, College of Business, Information, and Behavior Sciences, College of Health, Environment, and Science, and Graduate Studies and Research. While most of the University's 7,000 students are Pennsylvania residents, approximately 5 percent are from other states and about 3 percent are international students from more than 70 countries.
Located in western Pennsylvania, the University is easily accessible. Two major interstate highways, I-79 and I-80, intersect within 7 miles of the University. Pittsburgh, one of the country's largest cities and a setting for major cultural and sporting events, is less than an hour's drive south. Erie, Pennsylvania is located 75 miles north, and Youngstown, Ohio is just 35 miles west. The university is located in a town of about 3,000 that is in the middle of a population center of about 120,000. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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Slippery Rock University, one of the 14 state-owned institutions that comprise the State System of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has a long tradition of providing quality education to students. Started in 1889 as a teacher education institution, it has developed into a mult-purpose institution with over 60 degree programs in the College of Education, College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, College of Business, Information, and Behavioral Sciences, College of Health, Environment, and Science, and Graduate Studies and Research.
Besides on-campus instructional experiences, students use learning facilities at nearby Moraine State Park, Jennings Environmental Center, McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Waterfront Corporate Park in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, as well as Wallops Island Marine Science Laboratory in Virginia. Most academic departments also sponsor internship programs, practica, and student teaching opportunities that provide on-the-job educational and professional training domestically or in any of 19 foreign countries. |
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