SRU earns 51 College Factual ‘badges of distinction’
Sept. 20, 2019
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Slippery Rock University has earned 51 institutional and program specific badges of distinction, including nine in the top 5 percent nationally, from College Factual, a data-driven college choice resource. SRU's "best of the best" institutional designations (top 5 percent) included: "Best for the Money" nationwide, in the mid-Atlantic region and in Pennsylvania.
College Factual awards badges to those universities that finish in the top one percent, five percent, 10 percent and 15 percent of each of the categories being evaluated.
SRU was in the top five percent in the overall categories of:
• "Best Value without aid" (nationwide)
• "Best Value without aid" (Middle Atlantic)
• "Best for the Money" (nationwide)
• "Best for the Money" (Middle Atlantic)
• "Best for the Money" in Pennsylvania
• "Best for the Money with Aid" (nationwide)
• "Best for the Money with Aid" (Middle Atlantic)
• "Best for the Money" in Pennsylvania
• "Best for the Money without Aid" in Pennsylvania
Seven fields of study and majors were recognized in the top five percent nationally:
• "Best Value" - Special Education
• "Most Popular" - Special Education
• "Most Focused" - Special education
• "Best Value" - Health Professions
• "Best Value" - Public Health
• "Best Value" - History
• "Best Value" - Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
Thirteen fields of study and majors were recognized in the top 10 percent nationally:
• "Best Value" - Computer and Information Sciences
• "Best Value" - Education
• "Most Popular" - Engineering Technologies
• "Most Popular" - Quality Control Technology
• "Best Value" - General English Literature
• "Most Popular" - Health Professions
• "Most Popular" - Health Sciences and Services
• "Best Value" - Mathematics
• "Most Popular" - Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies
• "Best Value" - Social Work
• "Best Value" - Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• "Best Value" -Physical Sciences
• "Best Value" - Geological and Earth Sciences
Twenty-two fields of study and majors were recognized in the top 15 percent nationally:
• "Best Value" - General Biology
• "Best Value" - Communication and Media Studies
• "Best Value" - Computer Information Systems
• "Most Popular" - Education
• "Best Value" - English Language and Literature
• "Most Focused" - Public Health
• "Most Popular" - Public Health
• "Most Popular" - Rehabilitation
• "Best Value" - Mathematics
• "Most Popular" - Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies
• "Most Focused" - Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies
• "Most Popular" - Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• "Best Value" - Psychology
• "Best Value" - General Psychology
• "Best Value" - Public Administration and Social Service
• "Best Value" - Social Sciences
• "Best Value" - Criminology
• "Best Value" - Visual and Performing Arts
• "Best Value" - Fine and Studio Arts
• "Most Popular" - Dance
• "Top Ranked Veterans" - Special Education
• "Best for Non-Traditional Students" - Special Education
"To have so many of our programs, and such a variety, recognized by College Factual is fantastic," said SRU President William Behre. "Our faculty and staff work incredibly hard to provide a quality education that is engaging and meaningful for our students and to have those efforts recognized in a national forum is a distinction we can all be proud to celebrate."
MEDIA CONTACT: Robb King | 724.738.2199 | robb.king@sru.edu