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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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Mock Trial Team Advances in National Competition

University of Scranton's mock trial team members secured a bid to the opening round of the championship series of the American Mock Trial Association for the first time after competing in the Association's regional qualifier at Pennsylvania State University in February.
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Student Competition - 2019 Feb 28

Student Wins Speech Award at Collegiate Tournament

University of Scranton Speech Team member Kyra Krzywicki wins award at recent collegiate forensics tournament at Cornell University.
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Student Competition - 2020 Mar 20

Society for Public Health Education Competition

The University of Scranton community health education students made it to the final round of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) 2019 National Student Case Competition. The competition, which took place at the society's annual conference in Salt Lake City in the spring, provided undergraduate and graduate students of health education the opportunity to display their developing expertise. Scranton students who participated, all of whom were community health and education majors, were Kelly Reilly, Hicksville, New York; Sinead O'Brien of Hillsdale, New Jersey; and Hazel Skarbek of Glenside.
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Student Competition - 2019 Jul 24

Students Medal at Forensics Tournament

Three University of Scranton students won medals at the Southern-Northern Atlantic Forensics Union tournament, which was held at Seton Hall University during the fall semester.
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Student Competition - 2019 Jan 10

Southern-Northern Atlantic Forensics Union Tournament

Three University of Scranton students won medals at the Southern-Northern Atlantic Forensics Union tournament, which was held at Seton Hall University during the fall semester.
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Student Competition - 2019 Jan 10

University of Scranton Team Participates In District Student Advertising Competition

The University of Scranton's 2017 student advertising team competed against students from colleges in Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C., in the District 2 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). The district competition took place in April in New York City.
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Student Competition - 2017 May 18

Engineering Students Place in Regional State Competition

University of Scranton students took first, second and third place awards in competitions at the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference, which was held in the spring semester at Rowan University in New Jersey. Twenty-five Scranton students participated in contests that included robotics, physics, design and student paper and ethics competitions, as well as leadership training.
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Student Competition - 2017 May 8

Grand Prize Winner of Computer Science Competition

University of Scranton sophomore computer science major Joshua David of Scranton won the grand prize in the general computing category of the 2016 APL problem-solving competition. In addition to winning a $2,000 cash prize, David presented his solutions at the Dyalog APL User Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Student Competition - 2016 Nov 18

Award to Present Neuroscience Research at Conference

Tyler Milewski of Jefferson Township, a graduate student at The University of Scranton, received the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Travel Award to present her research at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in November.
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Student Competition - 2016 Nov 18

Regional State Engineering Competition

University of Scranton Students Participate in Regional State Engineering Competition
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Student Competition - 2016 Jul 13

Regional State Enngineering Competition

University of Scranton Students Participates in Regional State Engineering Competition
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Student Competition - 2016 Jul 13

District Student Advertising Competition

The University of Scranton's 2016 student adverting team that placed fifth against teams from colleges in Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C., in the District 2 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC).
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Student Competition - 2016 May 20

Library Research Awards

Graduate and undergraduate students were selected as The University of Scranton's 2014 Library Research Prize winners. The University's Weinberg Memorial Library inaugurated the prize in 2011 to recognize excellence in research projects that show evidence of significant knowledge of the methods of research and the information gathering process, and use of library resources, tools, and services.
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Student Competition - 2014 Jun 13

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Competition

University of Scranton students take first and third place honors in competitions at the 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Student Competition - 2015 May 20

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Competition

University of Scranton students take first and third place honors in competitions at the 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference.
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Student Competition - 2015 May 20

Engineering Competition

University of Scranton students took first and second place honors in competitions at the 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference, which was held recently at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
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Student Competition - 2014 Jun 13

Engineering Competition

University of Scranton students took first and second place honors in competitions at the 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 2 Student Activities Conference, which was held recently at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
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Student Competition - 2014 Jun 13

University of Scranton Library Research Prize

Christine Panzitta, a junior secondary education/history major, and Caroline Swift, an MBA student with a concentration in operations management, were selected as The University of Scranton's 2014 Library Research Prize winners. The University's Weinberg Memorial Library inaugurated the prize in 2011 to recognize excellence in research projects that show evidence of significant knowledge of the methods of research and the information gathering process, and use of library resources, tools, and se
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Student Competition - 2014 Jun 12
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