What does excellence look like at The University of Scranton today?
For many, excellence can be quantified in the stellar academic and professional outcomes associated with a Scranton education.
For some, excellence lies in Scranton’s commitment to producing men and women for and with others, a commitment that has resulted in more than 614 Scranton graduates spending a year or more in full-time volunteer service immediately after graduation. How, exactly, does Scranton continue to produce such selfless individuals seeking to kindle the fires of love and service across the wide world? Many of them pass through the University’s Center for Service and Social Justice, which boasts an average roster of 2,850 students who perform more than 170,000 service hours annually; others participate in Campus Ministries’ International Service Program, which provides immersion opportunities in developing countries across Central and South America.
"Do today, if you can, what you have promised to do tomorrow.”
– St. Ignatius of Loyola
Also, the University’s recently announced decision to begin the seven-year process toward designation as a Laudato Si' University by the Vatican embodies Scranton’s commitment to creating a better tomorrow.
“Becoming a Laudato Si' University allows us to enhance and extend the graces for which Scranton has been so richly blessed to the greater care of others and of the Earth,” said Father Marina.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Ninety-nine percent of the members of the Class of 2022 were employed, continuing their education or engaging in service within six months of graduating.
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce ranked The University of Scranton among the top 11 percent of colleges in the country for return on investment (ROI) 20 years after enrollment. The analysis also showed “the median ROI of liberal arts colleges is nearly $200,000 higher than the median for all colleges.”
Campus Ministries’ International Service Program provides opportunities for students, faculty and staff to be immersed in cultures and experiences in developing countries across Central and South America.
Since 1972, 129 graduates of The University of Scranton have earned Fulbright Fellowships. Also, since 2008, Scranton students have earned five Truman Scholarships, 12 Goldwater Scholarships and a Mitchell Scholarship. For more on the 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Scholarship award recipients, see On the Commons.
The University recently began a seven-year journey toward designation as a Laudato Si' University, meeting Pope Francis’ call for science, ethics, spirituality and action to be mutually respected and empowered.
Of the more than 1,200 Scranton students who have applied to doctoral health professions schools since 2003, nearly 80 percent were accepted to schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, podiatry, optometry and pharmacy.
Since 2015, 91 percent of graduating seniors seeking to embark upon legal careers have gained acceptance to one or more law schools.
