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Wilkes University

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Wilkes-Barre, PASee your chances →private nonprofitDoctoral/Professional Universities

Acceptance Rate

90.6%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

1020–1250

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$42,286

Undergrad Enrollment

1,893

Applicants

6,414

Yield Rate

8.8%

Student:Faculty

13:1

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What you pay

$27,743/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $110,972 over four years.

What grads earn

$71,501/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,280 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.6 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

45%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Wilkes University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$25,062
$30–48k$23,440
$48–75k$26,432
$75–110k$27,843
Over $110k$31,638

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

62%

Completion · all

62%

Completion · Pell

56%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

72%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
6,414
Admitted
5,86691.5%
Enrolled
5139% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball17Football117Golf16Ice Hockey27Lacrosse23Soccer33Swimming8Tennis7Track & Field7Volleyball16Wrestling37

Women's

Basketball13Field Hockey24Golf10Ice Hockey30Lacrosse25Soccer32Softball19Swimming7Tennis11Track & Field6Volleyball12

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse80 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies57 grads
Business Administration and Management, General38 grads
Psychology, General34 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching24 grads
Mechanical Engineering24 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General20 grads
Finance, General16 grads
Neuroscience15 grads
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

50%

6yr Grad Rate

61%

Retention Rate

72%

Median Earnings

$63,454