The fundamental mission of Slippery Rock University is to provide high quality, undergraduate and graduate academic instruction. Complementary missions are to conduct scholarly research, to promote professional performance and to address the educationally related economic, health, environmental, social, cultural and recreational needs of the region served by the University. 

In accomplishing these missions, Slippery Rock University primarily focuses its efforts in the academic areas of:       
the arts and sciences,         
teacher education,   
environmental sciences and studies,         
health and human services,
business and public administration,          
computer and information sciences, and   communication. 

The perspectives of Slippery Rock University are contemporary and futuristic, national and international. The University provides experiences and opportunities for students to demonstrate leadership and to develop confidence and self-reliance; it promotes their intellectual, social, and physical development; and it accomplishes these in an open, caring, nurturing and friendly environment. Slippery Rock University is committed to serving and empowering all segments of the population that can benefit from its offerings. 

The individual and collective excellence for which Slippery Rock University stands will continue to be measured by the quality of its graduates and their success in serving society.