Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Scranton, PA
Population 560,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,554
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 44%
From Region 52%
Athletes 20.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 280 47% / 53% 1% $68,692 61 97%
Computer Engineering 5 80% / 20% 0% $97,314 93
Electrical Engineering 5 100% / 0% 0% $93,863 91
Mechanical Engineering 9 67% / 33% 0% $90,822 89
Computer Science 11 91% / 9% 0% $97,404 93 90%
Information Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $84,750 84
Information Technology 3 100% / 0% 0% $84,872 84
Applied Mathematics $78,139 77
Biostatistics $80,222 80
Chemistry $68,673 61
Chemistry 2 100% / 0% 0% $68,259 60
Forensic Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,156 59
Mathematics 7 +3 71% / 29% 0% $71,989 67
Physics $72,620 69
Biochemistry 12 33% / 67% 0% $68,978 61
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology 7 71% / 29% 0% $68,784 61
Biology 58 43% / 57% 0% $71,172 66 96%
Biophysics $69,682 63
Neuroscience 26 31% / 69% 4% $62,582 45 100%
Physiology 6 17% / 83% 0% $67,580 58
Environmental Science 5 60% / 40% 0% $61,393 41
Advertising 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $67,387 58 98%
Economics 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $79,833 79 100%
Engineering Management 5 100% / 0% 0% $85,925 85
Broadcast Journalism 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $46,516 8 100%
Communication 14 50% / 50% 0% $61,858 42 100%
Corporate Communication 7 43% / 57% 0% $67,387 58 98%
English 5 +6 0% / 100% 0% $46,217 7 100%
History 9 +5 89% / 11% 0% $65,216 52 100%
International Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $66,338 55
Languages and Cultures $59,221 35
Liberal Studies 14 29% / 71% 0% $57,755 30 96%
Philosophy 2 +24 0% / 100% 0% $66,973 57 96%
Political Science 20 60% / 40% 0% $64,681 51 92%
Psychology 25 16% / 84% 4% $57,147 28 96%
Religion/Religious Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,776 30
Sociology $58,991 34
Theatre $39,254 3
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Kania School of Management 141 69% / 31% 1% $91,064 89 98%
Accounting 30 +2 70% / 30% 0% $101,804 95 100%
Business Analytics 13 85% / 15% 0% $92,845 90
Entrepreneurship $81,433 81
Finance 32 84% / 16% 0% $99,467 94 94%
Human Resources Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $77,300 76 100%
International Business 4 50% / 50% 0% $143,636 100 98%
Management 34 +1 59% / 41% 0% $76,886 76 97%
Marketing 22 45% / 55% 5% $79,349 79 100%
Operations Management 5 100% / 0% 0% $76,886 76 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Panuska College of Professional Studies 289 24% / 76% 0% $84,171 84 98%
Computer Forensics 11 91% / 9% 0% $91,516 89
Communication Sciences and Disorders 15 20% / 80% 0% $70,829 65
Exercise Science 59 36% / 64% 2% $79,580 79 95%
Health Sciences 41 10% / 90% 0% $78,953 78
Nursing 65 8% / 92% 0% $117,000 98 99%
Public Health 2 0% / 100% 0% $71,408 66 94%
Health Administration 13 23% / 77% 0% $76,709 75 100%
Counseling and Human Services 19 21% / 79% 0% $59,300 35 97%
Public Policy 1 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 25 0% / 100% 0% $62,086 43 100%
Junior High/Middle School Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,086 43
Secondary Education 11 55% / 45% 0% $62,086 43 100%
Criminal Justice 26 +2 54% / 46% 0% $79,656 79 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,768
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 25.6% 182 18% / 82% 1% $91,992 89 97%
Business & Economics 23.7% 168 64% / 36% 1% $88,755 87 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.9% 127 37% / 63% 1% $59,917 37 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 109 39% / 61% 1% $68,530 60 97%
Education 5.2% 37 16% / 84% 0% $62,086 43 100%
Computer Science 3.7% 26 92% / 8% 0% $92,980 90 90%
Professional 3.7% 26 54% / 46% 0% $79,656 79 100%
Engineering 2.7% 19 79% / 21% 0% $93,331 90
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 11 64% / 36% 0% $70,614 65
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 5 60% / 40% 0% $61,393 41

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #358 96% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #473 43% $0.0M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #472 28% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #388 0% $0 4 #199
Health Sciences $0.0M #429 0% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #513 100% $0
Engineering $0.0M #443 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Total $1.4M #533 77% $0.0M 4 #528

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 26%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 33%
SAT Range 1160 – 1300
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 670