Colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania

There are 8 colleges located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In addition, there are 12 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 6 public and 14 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $22,973 for Pennsylvania residents and $24,686 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $23,025 for Pennsylvania residents and $25,118 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 87.64% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 34.88%. The average graduation rate is 53% and total 27,922 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 6,142 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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20 Colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania

The following table lists and compares 20 Colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
University of Scranton private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (0.4 miles)	$52,309	$11,630	84.35%	79%	12 to 1	4,731
Lackawanna College private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (0.6 miles)	$17,950	-	-	38%	21 to 1	1,868
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (0.8 miles)	$11,131	$36,750	-	-	-	708
Yeshivath Beth Moshe private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (0.8 miles)	$10,400	$10,400	100.00%	88%	7 to 1	37
Fortis Institute-Scranton private (for-profit)	Scranton (1.1 miles)	$14,444	-	-	43%	15 to 1	210
Marywood University private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (2.6 miles)	$39,570	$12,504	80.76%	75%	11 to 1	2,729
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley private (for-profit)	Moosic (2.8 miles)	$17,500	-	-	-	23 to 1	141
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton public	Dunmore (3.3 miles)	$25,118 ($15,180)	$32,114 ($24,962)	93.99%	34%	12 to 1	875
Johnson College private (not-for-profit)	Scranton (3.4 miles)	$20,733	-	96.08%	53%	8 to 1	586
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County public	Scranton (3.4 miles)	$16,950 ($16,950)	-	100.00%	-	10 to 1	50
Clarks Summit University private (not-for-profit)	Clarks Summit (6.4 miles)	$32,400	$6,476	65.20%	64%	11 to 1	552
Keystone College private (not-for-profit)	La Plume (12.2 miles)	$17,850	$15,700	80.66%	43%	14 to 1	1,131
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing public	Wilkes Barre (12.4 miles)	$24,600 ($24,600)	-	64.13%	-	9 to 1	65
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort private (for-profit)	Forty Fort (14.1 miles)	$13,955	-	-	50%	19 to 1	167
King's College private (not-for-profit)	Wilkes-Barre (15.4 miles)	$42,600	$55,572	95.99%	57%	11 to 1	1,993
Wilkes University private (not-for-profit)	Wilkes-Barre (16.1 miles)	$42,286	$26,064	94.14%	59%	13 to 1	5,207
Misericordia University private (not-for-profit)	Dallas (16.4 miles)	$38,370	$38,620	88.71%	74%	9 to 1	2,242
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre public	Dallas (19.5 miles)	$23,750 ($14,258)	$30,470 ($23,758)	95.25%	20%	10 to 1	368
Luzerne County Community College public	Nanticoke (22.3 miles)	$15,810 ($11,130)	-	-	17%	15 to 1	4,220
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center public	Springville (27.6 miles)	$15,995 ($15,995)	-	-	-	8 to 1	42

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