Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilkes University
https://www.wilkes.eduRepayment outcome
89.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$31,000–$73,100
middle 50% · median $49,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$24,660
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$20,255.5
Sticker price
before any aid
$42,612
Default rate
5.1%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Health Professions$110,559
- Computer Science$68,499
- Engineering$53,984
- Education$49,631
- Math & Statistics$39,729
- Business$39,585
- Biology$36,668
- Physical Sciences$32,569
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.$32,391
- Social Sciences$31,038
- Psychology$28,960
- Communication and Media Studies.$28,960
- English & Literature$20,140
Academics
Acceptance
76.0%
Avg SAT
1,060
Enrollment
2,281
What students study
15 fields offered
Business
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions14.9%
- 03Liberal Arts13.4%
- 04Engineering10.4%
- 05Communications6.7%
- 06Psychology6.3%
- 07Education5.8%
- 08Criminal Justice5.2%
- 09Biology4.3%
- 10History3.9%
- 11English & Literature3.3%
- 12Social Sciences3.0%
- 13Computer Science1.9%
- 14Physical Sciences1.9%
- 15Math & Statistics1.5%