by our College Data Analytics TeamParks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is a program of study at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in parks and rec, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SRU was ranked #87 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for parks and rec majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for SRU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SRU paid an average of $482 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $322 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,716 | $11,574 |
| Fees | $2,268 | $2,518 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,624 | $1,624 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,514 | $10,514 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,450 | $2,450 |
Learn more about SRU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the SRU parks and rec bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SRU Online Learning page.
About 48.4% of the students who received their BS in parks and rec in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 49.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.5% of the parks and rec bachelor’s degrees at SRU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 144 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Recreation Administration | 73 |
| Health & Physical Education | 88 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
