Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Wilkes University is a private university in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students (both full and part-time). Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1947, naming itself Wilkes College, after English radical politician John Wilkes after whom Wilkes-Barre is named. The school was granted…
Value rank
Ranked #654 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck. Source: WM Best Value ↗
Total CoA (on-campus): $61,885
Room & Board: $16,006
Books & Supplies: $400
Receive Aid: 100%
Avg Grant Aid: $28,507
Pell Grant Recipients: 40%
Total CoA (on-campus):
84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18766
Visit University SiteRoom & Board: $16,006
Books & Supplies: $400
Receive Aid: 100%
Avg Grant Aid: $28,507
Pell Grant Recipients: 40%
25th–75th Percentile
SAT Total: 1023–1270
SAT ERW: 510–640
SAT Math: 513–630
ACT Composite: 20–29