University of Scranton
Work 800 Linden Street
Scranton, PA 18510-4694
Work(570) 941-7540
Admissions E-mail: admissions@scranton.edu
Web site: http://www.scranton.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)
Universities-Master's (North)
Overview : University of Scranton
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1888 |
| Religious affiliation: | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 4,081 |
| Setting | urban |
| Endowment: | $120,073,299 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 3/1 |
| Application fee: | $40 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 66.2 % |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,195 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | A Jesuit and Catholic institution 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, Scranton 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 North. For the past four years, U.S. News has also included Scranton on its list of "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." Scranton was among just 50 elite schools in the nation and four universities in Pennsylvania to be included in Kiplinger's "Best Values in Private Colleges" list, which measures academic quality and affordability. Kiplinger reviewed data on more than 1,000 colleges in developing the list. Scranton was also among 247 colleges in the nation included in Barron's "Best Buys in College Education." The Kania School of Management is consistently included among the select colleges listed in the Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools." Of the 319 senior applicants to medical schools over the last eight years, an average of 81% were accepted. From 2003-06, over 200 Scranton graduates have received acceptance into law schools from over 65 schools, including some of the nation's most prestigious. Since 1972, Scranton students have received 117 Fulbrights and other prestigious international fellowships. Scranton was listed among the "top producers" of Fulbright awards for American students by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Just 81 schools in the nation were listed in four categories based on their institution type and size. In the past five years alone, students earned five Truman scholarships, six Goldwater Scholarships, and two Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarships and an Undergraduate Scholarship. Five students were also named to USA Today's All-USA Academic Team. Students are supported by the Office of Fellowship Programs. Scranton offers a full range of undergraduate programs of study to match your interests and prepare you to meet the future with confidence. The newest additions to the University's 60 undergraduate majors include forensic chemistry, community health education, business administration, and biochemistry, cell and molecular biology. Scranton also offers 44 minors, 31 concentrations and tracks, 22 master's degree programs and a doctor of physical therapy program. Each year Scranton selects between 50 and 60 of the most qualified freshmen to join the Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Program (SJLA), a program that allows them to fulfill their general education credits in a community atmosphere encouraging excellence and service to others. Open to all majors, the Honors Program each year accepts between 40 and 50 of our most able sophomores, giving them the opportunity to take seminars together and to work one-on-one with professors both in tutorials and on projects. Open to students from all majors, our Business Leadership Program allows students to explore basic theories and concepts of leadership through special seminars and courses in management, ethics, strategy, and analysis. This highly selective program accepts 15 sophomores each spring. In the last six years alone, Scranton has undertaken more than $85 million in campus improvements. In January of 2008, the University opened the Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center, a 118,000 sq. ft. campus center. In August of 2008, construction is expected to be complete on Christopher & Margaret Condron Hall, a 386-bed sophomore residence hall. |
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