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#637 in US ranking Scranton, PA
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Private not-for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Cost / year
$70,872
Tuition & fees
$55,438
Avg. aid
$32,494
Receiving aid
100%

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81%
SAT range
1160–1318
ACT range
25–30

Outcomes

Graduation rate
80%
Median salary
$50,174
1 yr after graduation

What are the graduation rates for students at University of Scranton?

Reported outcomes show a 77% four-year graduation rate and an 80% six-year graduation rate for the University of Scranton. These rates track a defined entering cohort of first-time, full-time students seeking bachelor's degrees; they are not completion rates for every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The three-point difference between the four- and six-year figures suggests that some students in the measured cohort finished after the fourth year. The reported first-year retention rate is 85%, meaning that proportion continued into the following year under the measure's definition. These figures help applicants assess typical timelines, but they do not explain why individual students stayed, left, or graduated later.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of Scranton?

Program-level College Scorecard figures report median earnings measured about one year after completion for certain University of Scranton fields. They describe measured former students in a program, not a salary that any new student can expect.

For example, the reported one-year figure is $75,695 for registered nursing and $55,398 for accounting. The corresponding figures are $48,435 for business administration and $20,345 for biology. Early earnings can differ sharply across fields because graduates enter different jobs, continue into professional or graduate school, or spend different amounts of time working.

These measures should be read alongside program cost, debt, further-study plans, and the number of graduates represented. They are not a comparison of otherwise identical students, and a one-year result says little by itself about longer-term pay. Scranton's career services offer individual and group counseling, résumé and interview support, job-search resources, career fairs, and employer recruitment; access to those services is distinct from a verified employment outcome.

University of Scranton Graduation Rate

Avg. graduation
80%
4-year graduation
77%
6-year graduation
80%

University of Scranton Retention and Employment

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
Employed 1 year after graduation
97%

University of Scranton Median Alumni Salary Over Time

1 year after graduation
$50,174
4 years after graduation
$79,409
5 years after graduation
$77,613
7 years after graduation
$87,296
10 years after starting college
$85,590

Alumni Salary for University of Scranton Degrees

Degrees

Avg. salary

Accounting and Related Services

$55,398

Biology, General

$20,345

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$48,435

Finance and Financial Management Services

$50,583

Health and Medical Administrative Services

$40,614

History

$32,912

Human Services, General

$21,307

Journalism

$32,920

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

$30,437

Marketing

$43,691

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

$21,751

Philosophy

$18,830

Psychology, General

$23,881

Public Health

$32,238

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

$35,426

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$75,695

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

$24,495

University of Scranton Graduations Per Degree

BACHELOR’S Degree

Women Men Total

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

66125191

Health Professions and Related Programs

1357142

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

6638104

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

301949

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology

351146

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

151833

Education

26228

Social Sciences

81321

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

21820

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

13720

MASTER’S Degree

Women Men Total

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

102127229

Health Professions and Related Programs

9617113

Psychology

19423

Education

12820

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

71219

Engineering

2810

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

516

Physical Sciences

325

DOCTOR’S Degree

Women Men Total

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

404

Data last updated on November 5, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.

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