to the west is in Slippery Rock Borough.
== Academics ==
SRU offers more than 150 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate degree programs and certificates across the following five colleges:
College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering and Science
College of Health Professions
College of Liberal Arts
SRU offers 51 programs that hold national accreditations and 92% of faculty members holding a Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
SRU was ranked by U.S. News & World Report on its list of "Best Regional Universities - North" and "Top Public Schools – Regional Universities (North)." SRU has earned a spot on the U.S. News' Best Regional Universities 15 straight years. The Princeton Review also recognized SRU on its "Best Mid-Atlantic" list.
== Administration ==
Cheryl Joy Norton, the university's first female president, was in office from 2012 to 2017. William J. Behre served from 2018 to 2022. Karen Riley took office in 2023.
== Athletics ==
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania competes in …