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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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Accounting Student Selected for Elite Program

University of Scranton student Emma Boyle was among just five in the world picked for a highly-selective leadership experience.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jan 21

University of Scranton students received Frank O'Hara awards in recognition of their academic achievement.

Ten University of Scranton students were recently given Frank O'Hara medals in recognition of having the highest grade-point averages in their first-, second- and third-year in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management and the Panuska College of Professional Studies for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jan 14

Sanofi Summer Research Awards

Five students received Excellence in STEM Program Sanofi US Summer Research Awards.
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Academic Award - 2021 Nov 4

Rose Kelly Awards

The University recognized students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, with Rose Kelly Awards.
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Academic Award - 2021 Aug 3

University Students Receive Frank O'Hara Awards

University of Scranton students received Frank O'Hara awards in recognition of their academic achievement.
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Academic Award - 2021 Jul 29

Class of 2021 graduates recognized for academic excellence, leadership and service at Class Night

University of Scranton class of 2021 graduates were recognized for academic excellence, leadership and service at Class Night.
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Academic Award - 2021 Jul 1

Outstanding Master's and Doctoral Graduates Awarded

The University of Scranton recognized outstanding master's and doctoral degree graduates at its in-person graduate commencement ceremony.
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Academic Award - 2021 Jun 23

Business Leadership Honors Program Graduates

Fifteen members of The University of Scranton's class of 2021 graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2021 Jun 9

Students Begin Royal Scholar Program in STEM

Five incoming students joined the Royal Scholars Program, which provides scholarships through a National Science Foundation grant.
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Academic Award - 2020 Nov 24

Magis Honors Program in STEM

Members of The University of Scranton's class of 2024 begin the Magis Honors Program in STEM.
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Academic Award - 2020 Nov 5

Business Honors Program

Eighteen members of the University's class of 2024 enrolled in the four-year Business Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2020 Oct 27

Marcus Burke of Poughkeepsie Article Wins National Award

Manuscripts by two DBA students and accounting professors received silver and bronze medals from the Institute of Management Accountants.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jul 27

Daniel J. Gaydon of Plains Article Wins National Award

Manuscripts by two DBA students and accounting professors received silver and bronze medals from the Institute of Management Accountants.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jul 27

Office of Sustainability Awards

Students were recognized by The University of Scranton's Office of Sustainability at a virtual award ceremony in the spring.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jul 23

Class of 2020 graduates were recognized for academic excellence, leadership and service at Class Night

University of Scranton class of 2020 graduates were recognized for academic excellence, leadership and service at Class Night.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 26

Class of 2020 Honors Program Graduates

Thirty members of The University of Scranton's class of 2020 graduated from its undergraduate Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 10

Business Leadership Honors Program Graduates

Fifteen members of The University of Scranton's class of 2020 graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 10

Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program Graduates

Thirty-nine members of The University of Scranton's class of 2020 graduated from its Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 9

Rose Kelly Award

The University recognized students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, with Rose Kelly Awards.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jan 2

National Award in Field for Dissertation

University of Scranton DBA student Joy Chacko received the Institute of Internal Auditors Michael J. Barrett Doctoral Dissertation Award.
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Academic Award - 2020 Feb 6

Frank O'Hara Award

Nine students at The University of Scranton received Frank O'Hara awards for the 2018-19 academic year.
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Academic Award - 2019 Dec 11

Students Begin Magis Honors Program at Scranton

Members of the University's class of 2023 begin the Jesuit school's new Magis Honors Program in STEM.
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Academic Award - 2019 Sep 12

President's Fellowships for Summer Research in 2019

University of Scranton undergraduate students were awarded President's Fellowships for Summer Research in 2019. The fellowships, administered by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, offer each student the chance to partner with a faculty mentor to complete a research project during the summer. Each project was proposed and designed by the student and their faculty mentor.
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Academic Award - 2019 Aug 28

New Pre-medical School Program

Four University of Scranton students gaining clinical exposure and an inside look at medical school thanks to a new program at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM). The Abigail Geisinger Pre-Medical Clinical Experiences Program was designed to be another way to increase the chances for talented local students to gain acceptance to medical school and to remain in the region to care for their neighbors.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 26

Students Receive Graduate Library Research Award

Kerry Ann Randall of Farmington, Connecticut, and Megan Schane of Cresco, Pennsylvania, were awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Graduate category.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 24

Isaiah Livelsberger Recognized for Library Research

Isaiah Livelsberger of New Oxford was awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Undergraduate Foundational category.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 24

Elizabeth McManus Wins Library Research Award

Elizabeth McManus of Brookfield was awarded The University of Scranton's 2019 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Undergraduate Upper-level category.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 24

University's Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) student chapter named among five Outstanding Student Chapters in the nation

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) recognized The University of Scranton's student chapter, as one of just five Outstanding Student Chapters in the nation for the 2018-2019 academic year. Officers of the University's IMA student chapter for 2018-2019 were: Kyle Hayes of East Norwich, New York, president; Kyle Ascher of Garden City, New York, vice president; Nicole D'Alessandro of Warminster, secretary; and Nicholas Constantinou of Amherst, New York, treasurer.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 23

Class of 2019 graduates were recognized for academic excellence, leadership and service at Class Night.

Members of The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2019 honored for their academic excellence, service or both at commencement.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 1

Recognized for Academic Achievement at University of Scranton Commencement

University of Scranton graduate students were honored for academic achievement in their specific academic area with Outstanding Academic Awards at the Jesuit university's commencement ceremony.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jun 27
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