Scranton, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Marywood University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 2,530 students in fall 2024, including 1,833 undergraduates and 697 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Marywood University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 80 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Social Work, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 870 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
2,530
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
870
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
80
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 80
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
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
454
Master's degrees
393
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Professional doctorates
9
Certificates under 1 year
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,530
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,833
Graduate students, fall 2024
697
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,413
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,005
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,408
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
17%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
47%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic East Conference
President
Lisa Lori, J.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization