Wilkes University

General Information

Name: Wilkes University
Address: 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Phone:

• General information: (570) 408-5000
• Financial aid office: (570) 408-4345
• Admissions office: (570) 408-4400

Website: www.wilkes.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 100%
• Federal grants: 28%
• State/local grants: 49%
• Institutional grants: 99%
• Student loans: 84%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$2782
• State/local grants:$3164
• Institutional grants:$9824
• Student loans:$6161

Enrollment

Characteristics of undergraduate students

White non-hispanic: 90%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 3%

Degrees offered

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biochemistry - Bachelor
  
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Accounting - Bachelor
  
• Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce - Bachelor

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  
• Information Science/Studies - Bachelor

Education
• Biology Teacher Education - Master
  
• Education, Other - Master
  
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship - Master
  
• Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Master
  
• History Teacher Education - Master
  
• Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Master

Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  
• Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor

English Language and Literature/Letters
• English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management - Master
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
  
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional

History
• History, General - Bachelor

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor

Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics, General - Bachelor

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor

Physical Sciences
• Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  
• Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  
• Physics, General - Bachelor

Psychology
• Psychology, General - Bachelor

Security and Protective Services
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor

Social Sciences
• Economics, General - Bachelor
  
• International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  
• Sociology - Bachelor

Visual and Performing Arts
• Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  
• Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  
• Music Performance, General - Bachelor