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The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus.

“Best 377 Colleges,” “Best Buys in College Education,” “America’s Best Colleges,” “A Focus on Student Success” – these are just a few of the ways that the nation’s leading college rankings and guidebooks consistently refer to The University of Scranton.

For 21 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Scranton among the 10 top Master’s Universities in the North. U.S. News has also ranked the University among America’s “up and coming” schools to watch, identifying Scranton among the nation’s universities making “the most promising and innovative changes in area of academics, faculty, student life, campus or facilities.” 

In addition, Scranton is among the select colleges in the U.S. earning Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The Chronicle of Higher Education has also listed Scranton among the “top producers” of Fulbright awards for American students for ten consecutive years.

Founded in 1888, Scranton is a nationally respected comprehensive university located in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Northeast region with an enrollment of approximately 4,000 undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students. Scranton has earned accreditation from 17 accrediting agencies, including recognition by the nation’s most prestigious bodies in the fields of business and management, nursing, computer science, physical therapy, occupational therapy, chemistry and counseling.

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The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus.

“Best 377 Colleges,” “Best Buys in College Education,” “America’s Best Colleges,” “A Focus on Student Success” – these are just a few of the ways that the nation’s leading college rankings and guidebooks consistently refer to The University of Scranton.

For 21 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Scranton among the 10 top Master’s Universities in the North. U.S. News has also ranked the University among America’s “up and coming” schools to watch, identifying Scranton among the nation’s universities making “the most promising and innovative changes in area of academics, faculty, student life, campus or facilities.” 

In addition, Scranton is among the select colleges in the U.S. earning Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The Chronicle of Higher Education has also listed Scranton among the “top producers” of Fulbright awards for American students for ten consecutive years.

Founded in 1888, Scranton is a nationally respected comprehensive university located in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Northeast region with an enrollment of approximately 4,000 undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students. Scranton has earned accreditation from 17 accrediting agencies, including recognition by the nation’s most prestigious bodies in the fields of business and management, nursing, computer science, physical therapy, occupational therapy, chemistry and counseling.

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Royal Experience Summer Internship Program

Six University of Scranton students participated in the Royal Experience Summer Internship Program for 2024.
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Internship - 2024 Aug 21

Students Participated in Summer Internships and Research Projects

Department of Physics and Engineering students participated in elite summer internships, as well as with advanced space weather research projects on campus with Scranton professors, through research programs offered with the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Laboratory at Virginia Tech and through NASA.
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Internship - 2023 Oct 11

Royal Experience 2023

Seven University of Scranton students participated in the Royal Experience Summer Internship Program for 2023.
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Internship - 2023 Aug 17

Royal Experience Summer Internship Program

Six University of Scranton students participated in the Royal Experience Summer Internship Program for 2022.
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Internship - 2022 Sep 7

Students Complete Summer Internship

University of Scranton students complete internships through the University's Small Business Development Center Internship Initiative with area businesses.
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Internship - 2021 Nov 16

Students Complete Summer SBDC Internship

University of Scranton students complete internships at the University's Small Business Development Center.
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Internship - 2021 Nov 16

Kania School of Management Students Complete Internships

University of Scranton Kania School of Management students complete for-credit internships during the summer of 2021.
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Internship - 2021 Nov 11

Royal Experience Summer Interns

Five University of Scranton students will participate in the Royal Experience Summer Internship Program for 2021.
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Internship - 2021 Jul 14

StartUP Program

Student interns assist participants of The University of Scranton Women's Entrepreneurship Center and Small Business Development Center StartUP fall program.
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Internship - 2020 Dec 9

Royal Experience Program Supports Summer Interns

The Royal Experience Summer Internship Program provided 12 University of Scranton students, selected from a competitive pool, a stipend of up to $4,000 to support their participation in a meaningful unpaid internship for the summer of 2019. The program is funded by the philanthropy of the University's Parents' Executive Council and the donations of alumni and friends of the University.
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Internship - 2019 Aug 14

IGNITE Student Leadership Conference Intern

University of Scranton students help organize the IGNITE Student Leadership Conference, which is hosted by The University of Scranton's Center for Student Engagement and is open to students attending a college in Northeast Pennsylvania.
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Internship - 2018 Feb 9

Royal Experience Summer Internship Program

Eleven University of Scranton students selected from a competitive pool to receive a stipend of up to $4,000 to ease the burden of accepting a meaningful unpaid scholarship. The program is funded by the philanthropy of the University's Parents' Executive Council and the donations of alumni and friends of the University.
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Internship - 2018 Aug 7

Royal Experience Recipients Receive Aid with Summer Internships

The Royal Experience Summer Internship Program provides 16 University of Scranton students, selected from a competitive pool, a stipend of up to $4,000 to ease the burden of accepting a meaningful unpaid internship. The program is funded by the philanthropy of the University's Parents' Executive Council and the donations of alumni and friends of the University.
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Internship - 2017 Aug 16

Royal Experience Summer Internship Program

The University of Scranton selected 13 students to participate in the Royal Experience Summer Internship Program at The University of Scranton.
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Internship - 2016 Oct 5

American Advertising Federation (AFF) Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Student Internship

University of Scranton student Jedediah Stewart was among only 19 students in the nation selected to receive a prestigious American Advertising Federation (AFF) Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Student Internship for the summer of 2015.
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Internship - 2015 Jul 1

American Advertising Federation Stickell Internship

University of Scranton student Jillian Garzon was selected to receive one of just 16 American Advertising Federation Stickell Internships for the summer of 2014. She was chosen from a competitive pool of candidates nominated by American Advertising Federation college chapters from across the country.
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Internship - 2014 Jun 12
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