Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania · Public
Petroleum Engineering at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $19,608 school-wide net price and $53,032 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.6% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 71.5%
- Graduation rate
- 65.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,608/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $78,432
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,032/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($19,608), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($53,032), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 29 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,569 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,020 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in the top 90% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.4% of reported awards · $9,873 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% of reported awards · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% of reported awards · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% of reported awards · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% of reported awards · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% of reported awards · $12,090 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 0.6% of the awards or completions reported for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. That award concentration is higher than at 34% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania's average net price is $19,608 per year, about $78,432 over four years. That is $1,569 above the $18,039 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,032 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,020 below the $65,052 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania #26 of 29 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.