2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509-1598
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1915
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,867
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $25,588,417
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $22,760
Room/Board: $9,690
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 81%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Metlife, IBM, hospitals, hotels, social services, universities, Sonofi Pasteur, Cigna, Walt Disney World
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 219,770
Number of current serial subscriptions: 8,358
Number of microforms: 377,701
Number of audiovisuals: 46,956
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Curriculum Lab for Education majors
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Mahady Gallery, Suraci Gallery, Performing Arts Center, O’Neill Center for Healthy Families, Insalaco Studio Arts Center, Marywood University Arboretum, Curriculum Lab, electronic learning labs, Broadcast Studios, instructional media lab, interactive video lab, computerized editing facility, center for natural and health sciences, psycho-psysiology experimental lab, psychology/education research lab, science multi-media lab, language lab, center for justice and peace, on-campus preschool and daycare, video tele-conferencing lab.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 416
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 24
Classrooms: 1
Labs: 3
Other areas: 10
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 100
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 62%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 30%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 62%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (75%), women’s dorms (10%), men’s dorms (5%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 10%
Doubles: 75%
Triples or Suites: 5%
Apartments: 10%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 8
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 88%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 113 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (10), Allentown (60)
Nearest train station: Philadelphia (110)
Nearest bus station: Scranton (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Scranton)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Wilkes University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Fling, Parents Weekend, Opening Day Ceremonies and Picnic, KidsStuff, Annual Concert for Music Scholarships, Musical Theatre Productions, Black Box Theatre (small setting), theatre and opera excursions to NYC, annual series of gallery shows at the Surachi and Mahady Galleries, Career Day and continuing career fairs.