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Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

https://www.wilkes.edu

#475 National Colleges

78.62% Admission Rate
Least Selective

2,233 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral/Professional Universities
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
Wilkes University is a private university in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students (both full and part-time). Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1947, naming itself Wilkes College, after English radical politician John Wilkes after whom Wilkes-Barre is named. The school was granted university status in January 1990. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities". Wilkes University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

The school mascot is a Colonel and the official colors are blue and yellow. The campus symbol is a letter "W" known as the "flying W" by students and alumni.

"Wilkes University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes_University.
Location

City
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 21.3%
Health Professions And Related Programs 18.3%
Engineering 17.4%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 10.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.7%
Social Sciences 6.5%
Psychology 4.3%
Education 4.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.7%
Physical Sciences 1.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.9%
Visual And Performing Arts 0.9%
History 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.4%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$37,622.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
70.55%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$26,641.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1123 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 610 560 510
Verbal 608 559 510

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 25 22 18
English 25 22 18