Wilkes University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 560,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (28%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,042
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 71%
From Region 18%
Athletes 503 (26.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 11%
International 11%
Black 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 164 38% 77% 1% 5% 8% 6% $53,988 2 -0.43 22 97%
English 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $55,389 69 +0.36 26 100% — — — —
History 10 +1 70% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $54,020 43 -0.28 23 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 46 — 33% 89% 2% 2% 7% 0% $54,334 37 -0.29 23 — — — — —
Spanish 5 — 40% 20% 0% 0% 40% 40% $55,518 44 -0.22 26 — — — — —
Communication Studies 16 — 44% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $55,168 26 -0.63 25 100% — — — —
International Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $61,016 21 -0.61 41 — — — — —
Political Science 10 +1 50% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $61,900 22 -0.76 44 89% — — — —
Psychology 33 +6 30% 64% 0% 12% 15% 6% $48,031 12 -1.07 11 98% — — — —
Public Administration — — — — — — — — $62,243 22 -0.73 45 — — — — —
Sociology 3 +9 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,677 43 -0.29 22 90% — — — —
Digital Media 14 — 36% 64% 0% 7% 0% 29% $54,014 54 -0.11 23 — — — — —
Theatre 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,377 58 +0.18 6 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,426 74 +0.45 9 — — — — —
Criminology 14 +2 50% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $59,484 51 -0.06 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering Technology 81 52% 62% 6% 1% 11% 17% $84,460 83 -0.55 83 98%
Civil Engineering 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $90,774 39 -0.22 88 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 9 — 56% 44% 0% 0% 0% 56% $106,179 28 -0.51 95 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 11 — 36% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $75,573 10 -1.35 73 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 24 — 71% 79% 0% 0% 12% 8% $87,945 4 -1.42 86 98% — — — —
Computer Information Systems — — — — — — — — $105,020 69 +0.33 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $121,843 54 -0.09 99 100% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,644 49 -0.09 64 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,805 55 -0.02 51 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,930 32 -0.58 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $70,223 45 -0.11 64 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 29% 43% 29% 14% 14% 0% $77,854 94 +1.32 76 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 7 — 0% 57% 29% 0% 0% 14% $70,714 65 +0.33 65 — — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $59,603 58 +0.12 37 — — — — —
Engineering Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $76,125 61 -0.08 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership 92 61% 70% 1% 3% 11% 7% $68,097 38 -0.65 59 98%
Accounting 9 — 56% 44% 0% 0% 33% 0% $78,325 31 -0.56 77 95% — — — —
Business Administration 54 +1 65% 72% 0% 4% 9% 6% $66,097 25 -0.60 55 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $64,677 32 -0.49 51 — — — — —
Finance 7 — 86% 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% $80,990 24 -0.63 80 100% — — — —
Hospitality Management 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $55,723 29 -0.44 27 — — — — —
Logistics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,097 4 -1.51 55 100% — — — —
Marketing 16 +3 38% 75% 0% 6% 6% 6% $66,798 17 -0.84 56 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Passan School of Nursing 76 16% 74% 3% 8% 8% 4% $99,692 94 +0.76 93 97%
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,927 78 +0.46 82 — — — — —
Nursing 75 — 16% 73% 3% 8% 8% 4% $99,916 81 +0.76 93 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 37 19% 86% 0% 3% 3% 8% $57,321 5 +0.63 31 100% 7.2%
Elementary Education 28 — 14% 93% 0% 4% 4% 0% $57,163 84 +0.72 31 100% 7.2% — — —
Middle School Education 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $57,163 62 +0.25 31 100% 7.2% — — —
Secondary Education 2 +7 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,163 62 +0.25 31 100% 7.2% — — —
Special Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,043 85 +1.08 46 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,464
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.7% 93 61% 69% 1% 3% 11% 8% $68,184 20 -0.65 59 98% —
Health Sciences 16.9% 76 16% 74% 3% 8% 8% 4% $99,692 97 +0.76 93 97% —
Humanities 15.3% 69 38% 84% 3% 1% 7% 4% $54,497 49 -0.21 24 100% —
Social Sciences 14.2% 64 36% 70% 0% 8% 12% 5% $52,653 21 -0.86 19 97% —
Engineering 10.4% 47 60% 68% 0% 0% 13% 17% $88,722 3 -1.15 86 99% —
Education 8.2% 37 19% 86% 0% 3% 3% 8% $57,322 74 +0.63 31 100% 7.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 20 25% 50% 20% 5% 5% 20% $73,066 79 +0.54 69 95% —
Arts 3.8% 17 41% 65% 0% 12% 0% 24% $52,434 53 -0.04 19 — —
Professional 3.1% 14 50% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $59,484 25 -0.06 37 — —
Computer Science 1.1% 5 100% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $121,843 67 -0.09 99 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 5 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,191 22 -0.27 62 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 3 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $59,603 47 +0.12 37 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #556 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #408 31% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 38 #94 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 2 #219 26 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #611 9% — 40 #283 26 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $806K $806K $0
Baseball 39 $314K $314K $0
Wrestling 37 $244K $244K $0
Soccer 33 $133K $133K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $265K $265K $0
Lacrosse 23 $129K $129K $0
Basketball 17 $260K $260K $0
Golf 16 $33K $33K $0
Volleyball 16 $94K $94K $0
Swimming 8 $64K $64K $0
Cross Country 7 $19K $19K $0
Tennis 7 $49K $49K $0
Total 339 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $188K $188K $0
Ice Hockey 30 $298K $298K $0
Lacrosse 25 $104K $104K $0
Field Hockey 24 $117K $117K $0
Softball 19 $198K $198K $0
Basketball 13 $141K $141K $0
Volleyball 12 $92K $92K $0
Tennis 11 $50K $50K $0
Golf 10 $20K $20K $0
Swimming 7 $64K $64K $0
Cross Country 6 $18K $18K $0
Total 164 $1.3M $1.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $806K $806K $0
Soccer 65 $321K $321K $0
Ice Hockey 57 $563K $563K $0
Lacrosse 48 $234K $234K $0
Baseball 39 $314K $314K $0
Wrestling 37 $244K $244K $0
Basketball 30 $402K $402K $0
Volleyball 28 $187K $187K $0
Golf 26 $53K $53K $0
Field Hockey 24 $117K $117K $0
Softball 19 $198K $198K $0
Tennis 18 $100K $100K $0
Swimming 15 $129K $129K $0
Cross Country 13 $38K $38K $0
Total 503 $5.3M $5.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 94% 95%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 7%
SAT Range 1060 – 1280
SAT Math Range 520 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 650