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University of Scranton

Scranton, PA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Scranton, PA · 3,589 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $74,652 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,5281,739th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$52,3091,844th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$52,3091,842nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$67,7951,787th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,652209th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,921191st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.8%201st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.3%338th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.4%1,039th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1237311th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,589620th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.3%1,584th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 92 mi (EWR)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 56 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$78,029$80,779
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$63,997
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$47,260
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,219$47,025
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,607$62,260
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$47,260$33,138
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,852$46,790
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$45,696$47,260
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$42,682$39,369
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$40,641$43,240
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,568—
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$35,954—

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Scranton’s 3,589 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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