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A Jesuit university in Pennsylvania's Pocono northeast region, The University of Scranton is known for many things, especially its outstanding academics, state-of-the art campus and technology, and exceptional sense of community. Founded in 1888, the University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate academic programs of study through four c...A Jesuit university in Pennsylvania's Pocono northeast region, The University of Scranton is known for many things, especially its outstanding academics, state-of-the art campus and technology, and exceptional sense of community. Founded in 1888, the University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate academic programs of study through four colleges and schools. For 14 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Scranton among the 10 finest master's universities in the NorthÂ–10th in the 2008 edition. For the past four years, Scranton has been listed among the U.S. News selections of Universities-Masters in the North in the category "Great Schools at a Great Price," a ranking that relates academic quality to the cost of attendance. For the past six years, The Princeton Review has included Scranton among its "366 Best Colleges." For the third consecutive year, Scranton's Kania School of Management has been included among the elite colleges listed in the Princeton Review's "Best 290 Business Schools." Scranton is also the only college in Northeastern Pennsylvania to be listed in Kaplan/NewsweekÂ’s publication How to Get into College, which included Scranton as one of the nationÂ’s Â“372 Most Interesting Schools.Â” Scranton was listed among the 247 colleges in the nation included in the ninth edition of Barron's Â“Best Buys in College Education.Â” Only 19 schools in Pennsylvania were listed. Of the 319 senior applicants to medical schools over the last eight years, an average of 81% were accepted. In addition to senior applicants, 102 alumni, graduate students and post-baccalaureate students applied to health-professions schools between 2000 and 2007; 79 of these individuals (77%) gained acceptance to health professions doctoral programs. Well over half of successful applicants in the past eight years have received more than one acceptance. From 2003 - 2006, over 200 Scranton graduates have received acceptance into law schools from over 65 schools, including some of the nationÂ’s most prestigious. These include the University of California at Berkeley, Boston College, Cornell University, Duke University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, New York University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1972, students have received 117 Fulbrights and other prestigious fellowships. In the past five years alone, students earned four Truman Scholarships and six Goldwater Scholarships. Five students were also named to USA Today's All-USA Academic Team. In 2006, Scranton was the only college in Pennsylvania and the only Jesuit university in the United States to have a student among the 20 in the nation listed on the first academic team. Scranton has always had high rates of both graduation and retention. The UniversityÂ’s average fall-to-fall freshman retention rate is 90.4%. The average rate, nationally, for selective BachelorÂ’s/MasterÂ’s institutions is 80%. Its five-year graduation rate averages 79%. The average rate, nationally, for selective BachelorÂ’s/MasterÂ’s Institutions is 64%. Its average five-year graduation rate is 79%. The national average for selective BachelorÂ’s/MasterÂ’s Institutions is 64%. More More

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800 Linden Street

Scranton, PA 18510-4699

United States

Phone: 570-941-7540

Fax: 570-941-5928

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Academic Calendar:	Semester
Degrees Offered:	Certificate Associate Bachelor's Post-Bachelor's certificate Master's Post-Master's certificate Doctoral
Student Faculty Ratio:	11.3:1
Most Popular Majors:	Biology/Biological Sciences, General Elementary Education and Teaching Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Average High School GPA:	3.4
Early Action Application Deadline:	11/15
Early Action Notification Date:	12/15
Early Action Plan Restrictive:	No
Regular Application Deadline:	03/01
Priority Application Date:	03/01
Notification Begins:	12/15

Total Undergraduate Enrollment:	4,132
Female:	56.68%
Out of State:	51%
International:	0.85%
Freshman Enrollment:	968

Campus size: (number of acres)	50
% of Classrooms with Internet Access:	1%
Campus-wide Internet Network:	Yes
Registered Student Organizations:	50

Tuition:	$31,502.00
Undergraduate receiving need-based financial aid:	82%
Direct Lender:	No

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Year Founded:
1888
School Type:
Private
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic-Jesuit
Campus Environment:
City
Enrollment:
4,132
Average GPA:
3.36
Student Faculty Ratio:
11.3:1
Regular Application Deadline:
03/01
Tuition:
$31,502.00
Financial Aid Deadline:
Rolling Basis
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