University of Scranton

University of Scranton is a private nonprofit college in Scranton, PA. Its average net price is $32,132 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$22,485
$30,001 to $48,000$20,783
$48,001 to $75,000$23,802
$75,001 to $110,000$30,068
$110,001 and up$38,921
$55,713Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$55,713Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$32,132Average Net Price
$17,856Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,300Books and Supplies
$1,872Other Expenses
27.5%Students on Pell Grants
63.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.2%Acceptance Rate
590 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
570 to 658SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$66,419
8 years after entry$75,389
10 years after entry$85,590
81.9%Graduation Rate
85.4%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Scranton, PALocation
Small citySetting
3,554Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$75,527 Small program - rough guide n=41$26,399 Small program - rough guide n=68
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$28,259 Small program - rough guide n=58$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=80
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,876 Small program - rough guide n=49$26,798 Small program - rough guide n=59
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$35,920 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,207 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563$25,197 Small program - rough guide n=40
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$50,641 Small program - rough guide n=37$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Registered Nursing$96,352 n=118$27,000 n=111
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=88
Teaching$45,576 Small program - rough guide n=30$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40

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