University of Scranton

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 560,000

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 583 (16.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 280 47% 74% 5% 5% 9% 1% $73,018 52 +0.23 60 97%
Computer Engineering 5 — 80% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $101,064 13 -0.75 91 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $101,238 14 -0.75 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $100,105 61 +0.11 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 91% 64% 9% 0% 18% 0% $97,550 20 -0.80 89 90% — — — —
Information Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,654 53 -0.08 89 — — — — —
Information Technology 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $99,093 63 +0.04 90 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $89,839 31 -0.60 83 — — — — —
Biostatistics — — — — — — — — $87,197 23 -0.68 81 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $73,422 66 +0.18 60 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,333 61 +0.07 58 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,195 60 +0.06 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +3 71% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $86,906 63 +0.06 81 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $87,527 67 +0.28 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,907 8 -1.03 25 — — — — —
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology 7 — 71% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $59,907 8 -1.03 25 — — — — —
Biology 58 — 43% 74% 7% 3% 3% 0% $72,536 81 +0.71 59 97% — — — —
Biophysics — — — — — — — — $59,907 8 -1.03 25 — — — — —
Neuroscience 26 — 31% 65% 8% 0% 12% 4% $73,158 76 +0.54 60 100% — — — —
Physiology 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,986 69 +0.40 62 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $64,921 81 +0.79 39 — — — — —
Advertising 6 +1 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $72,787 39 -0.37 59 98% — — — —
Economics 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $80,265 27 -0.67 73 100% — — — —
Engineering Management 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $83,975 74 +0.33 78 — — — — —
English 5 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,317 19 -0.74 4 100% — — — —
History 9 +5 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,312 95 +2.19 71 97% — — — —
Languages and Cultures — — — — — — — — $67,060 82 +0.80 45 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 14 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 21% 0% $69,646 93 +1.18 51 100% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +24 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $68,885 77 +0.56 49 98% — — — —
Theology/Religious Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,832 95 +1.60 36 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,758 15 -0.96 12 100% — — — —
Communication 14 — 50% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $61,900 54 +0.00 31 100% — — — —
Corporate Communication 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $72,787 56 +0.11 59 98% — — — —
International Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $68,111 41 -0.24 47 — — — — —
Political Science 20 — 60% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $79,062 78 +0.50 71 93% — — — —
Psychology 25 — 16% 76% 4% 8% 0% 4% $55,223 55 +0.02 15 96% — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $63,633 87 +0.61 35 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $49,338 86 +0.84 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Kania School of Management 141 69% 75% 3% 3% 16% 1% $91,944 91 +0.38 85 98%
Accounting 30 +2 70% 67% 10% 3% 17% 0% $97,239 75 +0.66 89 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 13 — 85% 69% 0% 8% 23% 0% $91,518 51 -0.05 85 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $88,441 81 +0.56 82 — — — — —
Finance 32 — 84% 91% 0% 0% 6% 0% $94,833 50 -0.15 87 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $77,430 58 +0.10 68 100% — — — —
International Business 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $143,878 99 +2.66 99 98% — — — —
Management 34 +1 59% 79% 0% 6% 15% 0% $79,317 68 +0.09 71 98% — — — —
Marketing 22 — 45% 73% 5% 0% 14% 5% $94,378 92 +1.31 87 98% — — — —
Operations Management 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $79,317 21 -0.75 71 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Panuska College of Professional Studies 289 24% 83% 2% 2% 9% 0% $80,971 75 +1.27 74 99%
Computer Forensics 11 — 91% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $94,873 49 +0.06 87 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 15 — 20% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $70,592 89 +1.11 54 — — — — —
Exercise Science 59 — 36% 73% 5% 7% 8% 2% $73,090 88 +1.32 60 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 41 — 10% 88% 0% 0% 10% 0% $78,803 83 +0.71 70 — — — — —
Nursing 65 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 3% 0% $103,687 89 +1.14 92 99% — — — —
Public Health 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,743 77 +0.61 57 96% — — — —
Health Administration 13 — 23% 77% 15% 0% 8% 0% $89,146 96 +1.17 83 100% — — — —
Counseling and Human Services 19 — 21% 79% 0% 0% 16% 0% $58,767 83 +0.65 22 95% — — — —
Public Policy 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,136 60 +0.14 62 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 25 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 4% 0% $65,096 96 +1.90 39 100% — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,096 89 +1.18 39 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 11 — 55% 73% 0% 9% 18% 0% $65,096 89 +1.18 39 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 +2 54% 85% 4% 8% 4% 0% $81,302 99 +2.95 74 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,768
ROI Percentile 72th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 25.6% 182 18% 84% 2% 2% 8% 1% $85,084 77 +1.09 79 99% —
Business & Economics 23.7% 168 64% 76% 4% 3% 15% 1% $90,598 74 +0.39 84 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 109 39% 72% 6% 2% 7% 1% $70,563 65 +0.35 54 98% —
Social Sciences 13.5% 96 36% 77% 1% 7% 8% 1% $63,788 69 +0.18 36 96% —
Education 5.2% 37 16% 84% 0% 3% 8% 0% $65,096 93 +1.67 39 100% —
Humanities 4.4% 31 39% 77% 3% 6% 10% 0% $68,453 93 +1.14 48 99% —
Computer Science 3.7% 26 92% 69% 8% 0% 15% 0% $96,561 24 -0.31 88 90% —
Professional 3.7% 26 54% 85% 4% 8% 4% 0% $81,302 78 +2.95 74 100% —
Engineering 2.7% 19 79% 68% 5% 5% 16% 0% $100,656 46 -0.34 91 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 11 64% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $81,582 53 +0.06 75 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 5 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $64,921 72 +0.79 39 — —

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 #525 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 54 $297K $297K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 51 $60K $60K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $58K $58K $0
Baseball 44 $328K $328K $0
Soccer 44 $241K $241K $0
Wrestling 31 $77K $77K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $120K $120K $0
Golf 27 $93K $93K $0
Cross Country 23 $36K $36K $0
Basketball 17 $344K $344K $0
Tennis 6 $38K $38K $0
Total 303 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 56 $66K $66K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $62K $62K $0
Field Hockey 36 $194K $194K $0
Soccer 36 $209K $209K $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $145K $145K $0
Lacrosse 34 $217K $217K $0
Softball 22 $210K $210K $0
Volleyball 22 $68K $68K $0
Basketball 18 $324K $324K $0
Cross Country 18 $28K $28K $0
Tennis 11 $67K $67K $0
Golf 10 $34K $34K $0
Total 280 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 107 $126K $126K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 102 $120K $120K $0
Lacrosse 88 $515K $515K $0
Soccer 80 $450K $450K $0
Swimming & Diving 64 $265K $265K $0
Baseball 44 $328K $328K $0
Cross Country 41 $64K $64K $0
Golf 37 $128K $128K $0
Field Hockey 36 $194K $194K $0
Basketball 35 $669K $669K $0
Wrestling 31 $77K $77K $0
Softball 22 $210K $210K $0
Volleyball 22 $68K $68K $0
Tennis 17 $105K $105K $0
Total 583 $4.7M $4.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 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