20 Colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania

There are 9 colleges located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In addition, there are 11 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 $25,059 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 88.37% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 38.07%. The average graduation rate is 57% and total 27,922 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 6,142 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Scranton, Pennsylvania.

20 Colleges Comparison Near Scranton

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 NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
University of Scrantonprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(0.4 miles)
$52,034 $11,63084.00% 79% 12 to 1 4,731
Lackawanna Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(0.6 miles)
$17,950 -- 38% 21 to 1 1,868
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicineprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(0.8 miles)
$18,855 $36,750- - - 708
Yeshivath Beth Mosheprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(0.8 miles)
$10,400 $10,400100.00% 88% 7 to 1 37
Fortis Institute-Scrantonprivate (for-profit) Scranton
(1.1 miles)
$14,444 -- 43% 15 to 1 210
Marywood Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(2.6 miles)
$39,570 $12,50483.99% 75% 11 to 1 2,729
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valleyprivate (for-profit) Moosic
(2.8 miles)
$17,500 -- 72% 23 to 1 141
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scrantonpublic Dunmore
(3.3 miles)
$25,118
($15,180)
$32,114
($24,962)
95.00% 34% 12 to 1 875
Johnson Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Scranton
(3.4 miles)
$20,733 -95.86% 53% 8 to 1 586
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna Countypublic Scranton
(3.4 miles)
$16,950
($16,950)
-100.00% 78% 10 to 1 50
Clarks Summit Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Clarks Summit
(6.4 miles)
$32,400 $6,47690.10% 64% 11 to 1 552
Keystone Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) La Plume
(12.2 miles)
$17,850 $15,70079.99% 43% 14 to 1 1,131
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursingpublic Wilkes Barre
(12.4 miles)
$24,600
($24,600)
-55.79% 40% 9 to 1 65
Fortis Institute-Forty Fortprivate (for-profit) Forty Fort
(14.1 miles)
$13,955 -- 50% 19 to 1 167
King's Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Wilkes-Barre
(15.4 miles)
$42,600 $55,57293.01% 57% 11 to 1 1,993
Wilkes Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Wilkes-Barre
(16.1 miles)
$42,286 $26,06491.00% 59% 13 to 1 5,207
Misericordia Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Dallas
(16.4 miles)
$38,370 $38,62085.01% 74% 9 to 1 2,242
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barrepublic Dallas
(19.5 miles)
$23,750
($14,258)
$30,470
($23,758)
95.00% 20% 10 to 1 368
Luzerne County Community Collegepublic Nanticoke
(22.3 miles)
$15,810
($11,130)
-- 17% 15 to 1 4,220
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Centerpublic Springville
(27.6 miles)
$15,995
($15,995)
-- 94% 8 to 1 42