University of Scranton

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Scranton

University of Scranton operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 3,554 students of which 3,810 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Scranton is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,237 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $32,568, with published in-state tuition of $53,983 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.4%. Graduates earn a median of $74,652 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,921 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 153700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.