Pennsylvania State University - Scranton
School info
2.8
Overall Quality
Reputation
2.9
Food
2.4
Clubs
2.3
Facilities
2.7
Internet
3.1
Location
3.1
Opportunities
2.6
Safety
2.9
Social
2.3
Happiness
2.6
Basic Information
Location
- Dunmore, PA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public
- Established: 1923
- Founder: Pennsylvania State University - Scranton was not founded by a single individual but rather is a branch of Pennsylvania State University. The founder of Pennsylvania State University is James Irvin, and the branch in Scranton was established by Pennsylvania State College (not yet a university) in 1923. So, the name of the organization that established the Scranton branch is: Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Penn State Scranton offers 14 bachelor's degrees and 4 associate degrees. Additionally
- students can begin their first two years of coursework for over 275 Penn State majors at the campus
- which they can then complete at another Penn State location. Therefore
- the total number of degree courses available through Penn State Scranton is approximately 18 (14 bachelor's + 4 associate) plus the option to start over 275 majors
- making it a range of 18 to 299 degrees. However
- if we consider only the direct offerings at Penn State Scranton
- the number is 18
Key Area
- Biological sciences
- Psychology
- Environmental Science
- Neuroscience
- Human Sciences
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 838 students
- Undergraduates: 838 undergraduate students
- Academic Staff: The number of academic staff at the University of Scranton, which includes Pennsylvania State University - Scranton, is not explicitly stated in the provided sources. However, based on the faculty and staff directories for various departments, it appears to be in the hundreds. For example, the Operations and Analytics Department lists around 15 faculty members and several staff, while other departments like Physics and Engineering, Health and Human Performance, and Health Administration and Human Resources also have multiple faculty and staff listed. Therefore, a rough estimate would be in the range of 100 to 200 academic staff members. However, without a comprehensive list or an official count, this is an approximate range
Notable Alumni
- Alahnna Balbach
- Samantha Collins
- Morgana Costanzo
- Abigail Gaebel
- Qussai Odeh
- Andrew Oudshoorn
- Andrew Bednarek
- Ryan Blanchard
- Erica Davis
- Alahnna Balbach
- Samantha Collins
- Morgana Costanzo
- Abigail Gaebel
- Qussai Odeh
- Andrew Oudshoorn
- Andrew Bednarek
- Ryan Blanchard
- Erica Davis Note: The list provided includes graduates from the 56th commencement ceremony at Penn State Scranton
- which may not be limited to the most notable alumni. For a more comprehensive list of notable alumni
- you would need to refer to specific sources like the one provided in
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 4.7
A great school!
Overall 4.5
Ain't no party like a Scranton party!
Overall 4.4
This campus has done so many things to improve student experience! Small classes gives you a private university feel, and your teachers really care about you! There are so many clubs and activities going on, and they really care about what students think. They redid the sheribe lounge and its my new favorite place to hang out on campus. I love it!
Overall 4.3
The campus parking is my only issue. The staff have lots of spaces but us students have barely anything it feels like in the top lot. Overall the campus is good.
Overall 4
grreat
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Dont come here for a good time unless you want to see a shotting and a stabbing at the commons.
Overall 1.1
Boring
Overall 1.4
None.
Overall 1.6
Terrible experience, would not recommend coming here over other Penn State campuses.
Overall 1.6
The Campus needs a few major donors
Overall 1.7
On the heels of a shooting and stabbing at the commons, the campus did a great job shoving that under the rug with no mention of it whatsoever. Mostly consists of quiet people that keep to themselves, very boring. Get to main campus as fast as you can, but if you don't you still get a penn state degree. I often regret enrolling
Overall 1.7
Only reason I went there was because it's cheaper to live home.
Overall 1.8
This school is a BIG COMMUTER school! So, if you're staying at the Commons, beware. Not much to do and the location is garbage. No transportation, not even near Scranton, and the buses they have in Dunmore don't even stop by the school. If it wasn't for my gf coming up to see me every week, I wouldn't be able to survive here, seriously.
Overall 1.8
friends are not real friends, people are racist, not much to do in neighborhood, staff suck! Best thing i guess is food not saying much....
Overall 1.8
Class scheduling is horrific. Most teachers don't care. Nothing to do outside of class.