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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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University 2019 Graduate Wins Fulbright Award

Thomas McGinley, a member of Scranton's class of 2019, received a Fulbright Award to Finland.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jun 5

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Presented Research

Thirty-four University of Scranton Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students who presented research at the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sectors Meeting in Washington, D.C., in January. The students conducted the research and made the poster presentations with seven physical therapy faculty members, who served as their advisors.
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Academic Award - 2019 Mar 13

Nhu Nguyen of New Tripoli Attends Highly-Selective Leadership Program

Scranton student among just five students chosen to attend the Institute of Management Accountants Student Leadership Experience.
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Academic Award - 2019 Mar 11

Spring 2018 Dean's List Additions

Students added to The University of Scranton Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jan 22

Frank O'Hara Award for Academic Achievement

University of Scranton students receive Frank O'Hara awards in recognition of their academic achievement.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jan 9

Rose Kelly Award for the Panuska College of Professional Studies

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 - 2019 Jan 7

Rose Kelly Award for the Kania School of Management

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 - 2019 Jan 7

Maura Burns Wins Library Research Award

Maura C. Burns of Jessup was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research prize in the Undergraduate Upper-level Category.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jul 27

Rose Kelly Award for the College of Arts and Sciences

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 - 2019 Jan 7

Emily Dineen Receives Graduate Library Research Award

Emily Dineen of Bethel was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize in the Graduate Category.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jul 27

Nicole Cavanaugh Recognized for Library Research

Nicole Cavanaugh of Dallas was awarded The University of Scranton's Weinberg Memorial Library 2018 Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research prize in the Undergraduate Foundational Category.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jul 27

Class of 2018 undergraduate academic excellence and service awards

Members of The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2018 honored for their academic excellence, service or both at commencement.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jul 23

University of Scranton Student Wins Fulbright

For University of Scranton Fulbright Student Lauren Coggins the case is clear: Mother knows best. When Coggins was an eighth-grade student at Abington Heights Middle School, her mother Patricia told her to take Spanish for her foreign language choice of the classes offered at her school "because it's the second most commonly-spoken language in the United States and it will help you in your future."
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Academic Award - 2018 Jun 5

Graduate Outstanding Academic Awards

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 - 2018 Jun 19

Honors Program

Thirty-four members of The University of Scranton's class of 2018 graduated from its undergraduate Honors Program.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jun 14

Business Leadership Honors Program

Fifteen members of The University of Scranton's class of 2018 graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program, which is one of Scranton's programs of excellence. Students in this highly-selective program explore the basic theories and concepts of leadership through special seminars and courses in management, ethics, strategy and analysis, in addition to field trips to learn from top executives and projects in leadership, service and mentoring.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jun 5

University students and the high school teachers who they credit for contributing to their success recognized with Rose Kelly Awards.

University of Scranton students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, recognized with Rose Kelly Awards at a ceremony held recently on campus.
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Academic Award - 2017 Dec 15

High school teachers and University of Scranton students receive Rose Kelly Awards.

University of Scranton students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, recognized with Rose Kelly Awards at a ceremony held recently on campus.
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Academic Award - 2017 Dec 15

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

Students at The University of Scranton who were recently recognized for outstanding academic achievement at an awards ceremony held on campus. Frank O'Hara medals were given to the first-, second- and third-year Scranton students with the highest grade-point averages in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management and the Panuska College of Professional Studies for the 2016-17 academic year. The award is named in honor of the late Frank O'Hara who served at the Jesuit University for 53 years in various administrative positions.
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Academic Award - 2017 Dec 14

Clinical Liaison Nurse Model Partner Program

Nursing majors at The University of Scranton participate in its Clinical Liaison Nurse Model partner program. The Clinical Liaison Nurse Model, a community-based, academic-practice partnership the University began in 2009 pairs expert staff nurses with academic faculty to create an improved learning environment for undergraduate student nurses and an added level of safety for patients.
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Academic Award - 2017 Oct 10

Students and their high school teachers who they credit for contributing to their success receive Rose Kelly Awards.

University of Scranton students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, recognized with Rose Kelly Awards at a ceremony held recently on campus.
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Academic Award - 2017 Dec 15

Honored for Academic Excellence, Service or Both at Class Night

Students among 60 members of The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2017 honored for academic excellence, service or both at Class Night on May 26 on campus.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jul 5

Academic Excellence

Graduate students recognized for academic achievement at The University of Scranton's post-baccalaureate degree commencement, which was held on May 27 in the Byron Recreational Complex.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jun 15

Fulbright Award

For soon-to-be University of Scranton graduate Albena Ivova Gesheva, the world is a vast highway full of opportunities available for the taking. So she plans to take full advantage of her next on-ramp, one that will take her to Germany as the recipient of a 2017-18 Fulbright Study/Research Grant.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jun 5

Business Leadership Honors Program

Fifteen members of The University of Scranton's class of 2017 who graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program, which is one of Scranton's programs of excellence.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jun 2

Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program

Thirty-seven members of The University of Scranton's class of 2017 graduated from its Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program (SJLA), which is one of Scranton's programs of excellence.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jun 2

Rose Kelly Awards

University of Scranton students and their high school teachers, who they credit for contributing to their success, recognized with Rose Kelly Awards at a ceremony held recently on campus.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jan 9

Frank O'Hara Award for Academic Achievement

Students receive The University of Scranton's Frank O'Hara medal, which were given to the first-, second- and third-year Scranton students with the highest grade-point averages in the Kania School of Management, the Panuska College of Professional Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences for the 2015-16 academic year. The awards, named in honor of the late Frank O'Hara who served the University for 53 years in various administrative positions.
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Academic Award - 2017 Jan 5

Honors Program

Students are among 26 graduates of The University of Scranton's Honors Program, which is among the Jesuit university's programs of excellence. Students in the Honors Program pursue a rigorous education that stresses independent work through close engagement with professors and other honors students, including the preparation, presentation and defense of a research or creative project during their senior year.
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Academic Award - 2016 Jul 1

Class Night 2016

Members of The University of Scranton's undergraduate class of 2016 honored for academic excellence, service or both at commencement.
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Academic Award - 2016 Jun 29
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