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- News and Media Relations
Scranton, PA 18510-4628
Phone: (570) 941-7662
Fax: (570) 941-4097
Highlights
- Fulbright Tradition Continues at The University of Scranton
- BCMB, English Double Major Earns Nation’s Most Coveted Science Scholarship
- Scranton Student Represents Pennsylvania as National Truman Scholar
- Nine University of Scranton Students Named Scholars in Service
- Student Stories Feature Student Service
- Fall 2011 Dean's List
Points of Pride
National Recognition
- For 19 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" guidebook has ranked the University among the 10 top master's universities in the North, the survey's largest and most competitive region. In the 2013 edition of "Best Colleges," Scranton placed 10th in the North. The University was one of just 27 institutions included in a national listing of “stellar examples” of schools with “A Focus on Student Success." In addition, Scranton was included in an online listing of just 49 “up and coming” colleges in the nation and was named in a listing of “A-Plus Schools for B Students.”
- The University's MBA program is among the top 15 in the nation for general management according to a national ranking of business schools published by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review.
- For the past 11 years, The Princeton Review has included Scranton among its “377 Best Colleges.” Outstanding academics is the primary criteria for inclusion in the book, which lists only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges.
.The University of Scranton was included in three of The Princeton Review’s “Best 376 Colleges” rankings, including “Best Campus Food” (12) and “Most Religious Students (19).
- Scranton is one of only 100 colleges and universities in the nation to be named to Templeton Foundation’s Honor Roll of Character-Building Colleges.
- For five consecutive years, Scranton has ranked among the nation’s elite universities included in Forbes magazine’s online listing of “America’s Best Colleges.” The magazine ranked Scranton No. 293 among the 650 universities in the nation selected. The University is among 25 Jesuit institutions and 43 colleges in Pennsylvania to make the national ranking.
Press Releases
January
- Gallery Exhibit Explores Influential Work from Pennsylvania Artist Retreat
- Campaign School Provides Essentials of Running for Office
- Fall 2012 Dean's List
- Spring 2012 Dean's List Additions
- The University of Scranton’s Online Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best
- Students and Teachers Receive Rose Kelly Awards
- Scranton Brass Orchestra Performance Features Acclaimed ‘Terrific Trumpeter’
- Students Recognized for Academic Achievement at The University of Scranton
- University of Scranton Graduate Students Earn Awards
- High School Students Encouraged to Participate in Annual Brain Bee Competition
- The University of Scranton Announces Appointment of Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
- University Announces February Calendar of Events
- University Organizes Gift Drive
December
- University Plans Christmas Day Breakfast for Community
- Weinberg Memorial Library Celebrates 20th Anniversary
- University Hosts Screening of ‘The Voice of John’
- Five University of Scranton Faculty Receive Intersession Grants
- The University of Scranton to Conduct Financial Aid Workshop
- University of Scranton Student Receives McGowan Cornerstone Scholarship
- Scranton Professor Elected to Serve on National Board
- University Announces January Calendar of Events
- Professor’s Book Picked Among The Year’s Best by The Wall Street Journal
- University Hosts Sixth Annual ‘Blessing of the Books’
- The University of Scranton Among Nation’s ‘Most Efficient’ Colleges
November
- T.A.P.E.S.T.R.Y. Begins at Panuska College of Professional Studies
- University Singers Present 45th Annual Noel Night
- Seven University of Scranton Students Named Scholars in Service
- Scranton’s ‘Native Son’ Returns to Celebrate Weinberg Memorial Library’s 20th Anniversary
- University Announces December Calendar of Events
- University Students Organize Run/Walk to Benefit Scranton Police Department ‘Heroes’
- University of Scranton String Orchestra to Present Nov. 16 Concert
- University of Scranton Students Delve into Political Campaign Season
- University Collecting Items for Victims of Hurricane Sandy
- Scranton Recognized Among Nation’s Top Producers of Fulbright Students
- Groundbreaking Medical Researcher to Talk at The University of Scranton
- Jewish and Palestinian-American Comedy Team to Perform at Diversity Fair
