Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Overview
Private not-for-profit
1,996 Undergraduates
92% Admissions Rate
City: Small
Private
Expensive
Region: Northeast
Division 3
Size: Small
Doctoral
Wilkes University
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
18766
(570) 408-5000
www.wilkes.edu/
Location

Wilkes-Barre is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. It is one of the principal cities in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley, it is second in size to the nearby city of Scranton. More from Wikipedia...

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coffee score

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restaurants score

Students
50%

Men

50%

Women

21

Average Age of Entering Students

73%

Live On Campus

118

New Transfer Students

Admissions
92%

Acceptance Rate

14%

Enrollment Yield

1040-1230

SAT Range

3,633

Applicants in 2020

Costs
$30,281

Typical Cost

$38,752

Average Tuition

96%

Recieve Financial Aid

97%

Have Loans

$19,286

Median Debt

Academics
13 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

Doctoral

Highest Degree Offered

"Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse"

Top Major

Athletics
Basketball Conference:

Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation

Track & Field Conference:

Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation

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