Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
King's College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,939, made up of 1,568 undergraduates and 371 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
King's College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other, and Accounting. It awarded 495 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
1,939
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
495
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 56
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
345
Master's degrees
147
Professional doctorates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,939
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,568
Graduate students, fall 2024
371
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,177
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,714
Graduate students, 2024-25
463
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
73%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Division III Independents
President
Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience