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Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA · Private · Small city · Wilkes

Private institution in Wilkes-Barre, PA · 1,893 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $63,454 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
$27,7001,621st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$42,2861,686th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$42,2861,666th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,9561,636th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,454419th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,128377th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
60.3%764th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.5%1,048th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.5%1,279th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1134571st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,893971st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.8%1,201st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 97 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
Optional / not 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 41 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$64,196$53,984
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,817$65,035
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,463$53,219
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,053$52,941
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,260$44,776
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,937$40,017
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$39,909$50,856
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$37,856—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,568$39,585
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,993$20,140
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$31,314$28,960
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunicationsbachelors$30,409$32,391

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with 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 Wilkes University’s 1,893 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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