by our College Data Analytics Team
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University of Scranton was awarded 429 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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College Factual ranked University of Scranton as #269 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, University of Scranton is ranked at #16.
University of Scranton has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 79% of students accepted to University of Scranton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Scranton is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Scranton is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Scranton enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At University of Scranton the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 79%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,658 undergraduates at University of Scranton with 3,499 being full-time and 159 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,326 | $23,167 | $29,844 | $32,898 | $39,833 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of University of Scranton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Scranton, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $9,877 a year. That adds up to $39,508 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University of Scranton is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for University of Scranton are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510-4699 |
| Phone: | 570-941-7400 |
| Website: | www.scranton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofscranton |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/univofscranton |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 76 | $55,398 |
| Nursing | 74 | $75,695 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 63 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 63 | $24,495 |
| General Biology | 62 | $20,345 |
| Other Health Professions | 52 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 45 | $48,435 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 40 | $50,583 |
| Marketing | 36 | $43,691 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 657 students took at least one online class at University of Scranton. This is a decrease from the 4,683 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 657 | 544 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,683 | 1,086 |
| 2018-2019 | 901 | 751 |
| 2017-2018 | 969 | 850 |
| 2016-2017 | 970 | 880 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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