SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., Sept. 23 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news release:
Slippery Rock University is making its mark on the national higher education landscape in U.S. News & World Report's 2027 "Best Colleges" rankings, earning a place in the National Universities category. In previous years, SRU was highly ranked on the Regional Universities list, but because of new reporting methodologies SRU is now ranked among National Universities.
U.S. News & World Report placed SRU in the National Universities category based on the University's new Carnegie Classification as a "Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium" that was announced in 2025. U.S. News defines National Universities as institutions that "of...