Wilkes University

84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
(570) 408-5000
www.wilkes.edu
fax:(570) 408-7830
president:Patrick F. Leahy
2998 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.76 Graduation Rate 0.58
0.58 0.58

STUDENT RATIO

2388

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

30350 | 30350

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2181

CLASS SIZE

Not Available

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
540

SAT MATH

520

SAT READING

505

SAT WRITING

Not Available

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.58
0.58
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
480
540
600
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
520
570
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
505
560
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27000

Average Monthly Payment

$300

Median Earnings

$49900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

74%
URL Applywww.wilkes.edu/pages/122.asp
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.74
Percent Admitted (Women)0.78
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment207
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.77
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.96
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9447
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates13479
Applicants Men1454
Applicants Women1544
Admissions Total2278
Admissions Men1072
Admissions Women1206
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1060
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)74%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)88%
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