Admissions & selectivity
University of Scranton Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Scranton?
University of Scranton’s reported acceptance rate is 81.2%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 81.2%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
Source: University of Scranton Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
University of Scranton admits 81.2% of applicants, above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The rate describes an admissions outcome, rather than a prediction for an individual applicant.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 9,575 first-year applicants, 7,666 admitted applicants, and 916 enrolled students.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Scranton students report?
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, University of Scranton reported an SAT range of 1160 to 1300 for enrolled first-year students who submitted scores; 29% submitted SAT scores. The ACT range for enrolled submitters was 27 to 31, with 4% submitting ACT scores.
Both ranges describe enrolled students who submitted scores, not minimum requirements for admission. Among enrolled first-year students with a reported class rank, 26% reached the upper tenth of their high-school class, 55% the upper quarter, and 89% the upper half.
Applicants can weigh their own SAT scores against the university’s 1160 to 1300 range as context for recent enrolled submitters.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Scranton. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
29% of entering students submitted SAT scores
- 25th percentile
- 1160
- Median
- 1230
- 75th percentile
- 1300
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
4% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 27
- Median
- 29
- 75th percentile
- 31
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: University of Scranton Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at University of Scranton?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24.1%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 6.6%
- First-year retention
- 85.4%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
University of Scranton includes Pell Grant recipients and an estimated transfer-in segment within its undergraduate population. 24.1% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, while an estimated 6.6% enter as transfers or part-time students; undergraduate enrollment is 3,554.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 193 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 109 admitted, and 37 enrolled.
The university's six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 79.8%, well above the 68.8% median for comparable institutions. First-year retention also runs ahead of its peer median.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 87% of the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class returned for a second year. Pell recipients in the federal cohort complete at 73.8%, which is 6.0 percentage points below the overall rate.
Students who enroll can expect completion rates that exceed the peer median, with a Pell gap that is stated rather than explained by the available data.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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