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SRU At A Glance

Graphic that says Best Mid-Atlantic College by the Princeton Review in front of a campus image.

October 19, 2026

Princeton Review names SRU a ‘Best Mid-Atlantic’ college for 2027

Graphic that says SRU Best College For Your Tuition and Tax Dollars by Washington Monthly in front of an image of a professor instructing two students.

October 6, 2026

Washington Monthly ranks SRU among nation’s top colleges for value and public good

Rocky lion mascot standing next to graphic that says SRU Top Public National University by U.S. News & World Report.

September 23, 2026

SRU joins U.S. News rankings of Best National Universities for 2027

All Awards and Rankings News

Success by the Numbers

8,625 Students

(+0.3% from last year)

7,077

undergraduates

1,577

graduate students

First Year Retention

84%*

first-year students retained from last fall.
* as of Sept. 15, 2026

77%

national average

Top 5 Majors

591

Exercise Science

493

Safety Management

398

Early Childhood / Special Education

299

Biology

298

Psychology

Demographics

89%

OF STUDENTS
ARE FROM PENNSYLVANIA

14%

FROM BUTLER COUNTY

20%

FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY

11%

Underrepresented minorities

23%

First-generation college students

58%

Female

First-Year Students

1,627

total first-year students

+5%

increase from fall 2025

3.62

high school GPA

78%

graduated in the top 1/2 of their high school class

38%

graduated in the top 1/4 of their high school class