Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · public · 6,788 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania field?

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, in Slippery Rock, PA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2023 and as high as 9 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, and in line with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference median of 8. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania fund its athletes?

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania reported 513 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 279 men and 234 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $1,338,405, about $2,484 per male athlete and $2,757 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $14,970 for men's sports and $15,017 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $54 and $64 per athlete.

What is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania like academically?

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1095.

The full cost of attendance is around $25,537 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,608 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 23% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $10,568 for PA residents and $14,676 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

66% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,032, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?

No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 16% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Education and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

  • Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (157 degrees)
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (113 degrees)
  • Special Education and Teaching (100 degrees)
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations (83 degrees)
  • Communication and Media Studies (79 degrees)
  • Public Health (76 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (73 degrees)
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (67 degrees)
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General (56 degrees)
  • Criminology (54 degrees)

What is Slippery Rock, PA like to live in?

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania sits in Slippery Rock, a town well outside any metro area of about 3,434 people in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Household incomes in Slippery Rock, a median of about $55,272, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 30% lower than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of Pennsylvania, around $230,200 and a typical rent of $948 a month is 18% under the state figure.

Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 15% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 29% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.4 times the national share, and the median age of 24 is younger than the country's 39.

Frequently asked questions

Does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania have a tennis program?
Yes. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania?
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is in Slippery Rock, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
How much does Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,537 a year, and an average net price of $19,608 after grants and scholarships.