Wilkes University
Common Data Set 2024-25
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SAT Composite
1020-1240
SAT Math
490-620
ACT Composite
22-29
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
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.
Applicants7,660reported count
Admits6,94391%
Class seats6479% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 7,660 | 6,943 | 91% | 647 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 9%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Federal outcomes
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.
$63,454
10 yrs after enrollment
63%
6-year completion
$27,743
sticker minus grants
$26,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
627fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESName:Carol
Title:Murray
Office:Research Associate
Mailing Address:Institutional Research
City/State/Zip/Country:84 W South St
E-mail Address:W ilkes-Barre
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?PA
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:18766
Phone:(570) 408-4010
Email Address:carol.murray@wilkes.edu
Name of College/University:W ilkes University
Mailing Address:84 W South St
City/State/Zip/Country:W ilkes-Barre
Main Phone Number:PA
WWW Home Page Address:18766
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:800
Admissions Office Mailing Address:945-5378
Admissions E-mail Address:www. wi l k e s . e d u
Admissions Email Address:admissions@wilkes.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://apply.wilkes.edu/apply/
PublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Coeducational collegeCoeducational college
SemesterSemester
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.wilkes.edu/campus-life/diversity-initiatives/index.aspx
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
6 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Total first-time, first-year who applied3,284
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,974
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled420
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,743
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,539
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled131
Total first-time, first-year who applied2,633
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,430
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled96
Total first-time, first-year who applied0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8005.74
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69931.97
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59947.54
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49911.48
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3993.28
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.01
SAT Math: 700-8006.56
SAT Math: 600-69929.51
SAT Math: 500-59936.07
SAT Math: 400-49926.23
SAT Math: 300-3991.64
SAT Math: 200-2990.00
SAT Math: Total100.01
SAT Composite: 1400-16004.10
SAT Composite: 1200-139930.33
SAT Composite: 1000-119947.54
SAT Composite: 800-99916.39
SAT Composite: 600-7991.64
SAT Composite: 400-5990.00
ACT Composite: 30-3615.38
ACT Composite: 24-2953.85
ACT Composite: 18-2323.08
ACT Composite: 12-177.69
ACT Composite: 6-110.00
ACT Composite: Below 60.00
ACT Composite: Total100.00
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class23
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class47
Percent in top half of high school graduating class77
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class23
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class6
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:56
Percent who had GPA of 4.030.83
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9928.57
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7419.55
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.495.26
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.247.52
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.996.02
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.50
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.75
Total100.00
Percent who had GPA of 4.013.50
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9919.77
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7423.87
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913.89
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411.94
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.999.00
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.497.63
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.39
Total99.99
Percent who had GPA of 4.017.08
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9921.58
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7422.98
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912.11
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411.02
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998.39
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.496.37
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.47
Total100.00
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.49
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:99.69
Does your institution have an application fee?No
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:X
Other Date2
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
SummerX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: 2.00 Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:2.00
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Weekend collegeX
Arts/fine artsX
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)24%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing67%
Percent who live off campus or commute33%
Percent of students age 25 and older2%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)21%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing42%
Percent who live off campus or commute58%
Percent of students age 25 and older8%
Average age of full-time students19
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed dormsX
Men's dormsX
Women's dormsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:du/admissions/financial-aid/undergraduate-aid/net-price-calculator.aspx
If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance will be available:5/1/2025
Minimum18
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Out-of-state:$1,188
Financial Aid
14 TABLES2023-2024 FinalX
Both FM and IM5567127
Federal$3,589,298
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$34,347,524
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$296,386
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$43,800,335
Total Scholarships/Grants$13,070,338
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,020,504
Federal Work-Study$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$15,090,842
Total Self-Help$2,789,590
Parent Loans$1,544,286
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$245,778
Federal$3,762
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$8,212,259
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$117,893
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$8,579,692
Total Scholarships/Grants$4,917,966
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$4,917,966
Total Self-Help$1,033,016
Parent Loans$297,141
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.276
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:37
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$26,866
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$994,025
FAFSAX
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):3
If yes, starting date (Day):1
Students must reply by (date):5
or within____weeks of notification.1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
Federal Nursing LoansX
Federal Pell GrantsX
Federal SEOGX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
AcademicsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 24 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio13
based on ____ students3,376