Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Wilkes University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,381, made up of 2,076 undergraduates and 3,305 graduate students.
Wilkes University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Educational/Instructional Technology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,461 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
5,381
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,461
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 64
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
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
450
Master's degrees
837
Doctoral degrees (research)
44
Professional doctorates
93
Certificates under 1 year
37
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,381
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,076
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,305
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,219
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,351
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,868
Full-time, 2024-25
38%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
71%
Men
29%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
65%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Landmark Conference
President
Greg Cant
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
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization