SCHOOLS / WILKES UNIVERSITY

Wilkes University

WILKES-BARRE, PAIPEDS 216931CARNEGIE CLASS 17
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,065
Median1,215
75th1,280
§ 6% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th19
Median26
75th28
§ 100% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 94%SAT SUBMIT 6%ACT SUBMIT 100%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants8,528reported count
Admits8,01494%
Class seats5607% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants8,5288,01494%560School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 7%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients6111% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$28,097H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$27,743Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $1,111,012.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio13EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
6943ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate91%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
7660ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
646ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
647ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate9%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile27ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile29ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate2%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile530ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile570ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile630ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile490ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile550ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile620ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate19%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded448DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded40DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded890DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,978COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$41,518COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,978COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$41,518COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$63,255DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$63,255DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment1896DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3305DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment180DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment5381DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment2076DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,960SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$10,492SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,448SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate43%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate80%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate43%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWilkes-BarreHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWilkes UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StatePennsylvaniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years54%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years62%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years63%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate72%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time63%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate33%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate25%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$63,454
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
63%
6-year completion
Average net price
$27,743
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$26,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$42,451$42k
MEDIAN
$63,454$63k
P75
$95,134$95k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$25,062
$30,001 – $48,000
$23,440
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$26,432
$75,001 – $110,000
$27,843
$110,001 and up
$31,638
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
54%
6-yr grad
63%
8-yr grad
60%
Retention
72%
Pell grad
53%
Transfer
25%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.