SLIPPERY ROCK — The U.S. News & World Report Monday released its 2021 best colleges rankings and Slippery Rock University is again receiving plaudits from the national publication. SRU ranked 83rd on the “Best Regional Universities — North” list and 23rd on the list of “Top Public Schools - Regional Universities (North).”

SRU earned a spot on the publication’s Best Regional Universities list for a 12th straight year in 2021.

U.S. News & World Report groups colleges into four categories (National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges) and within the Regional Universities group the rankings are split by regions: North, South, Midwest and West.

SRU is considered by U.S. News & World Report a regional university, which offers a full range of undergraduate, some master’s programs and a few doctoral programs.

SRU is ranked among schools in the North, which consists of 11 states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and the six New England states.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than 16 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

In Pennsylvania alone, there are more than 400,000 people living with the disease and 650,000 caregivers.