unitid 216931 · Wilkes-Barre, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Wilkes University
- enrollment 2023
- 6,993
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,985
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
63%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$56,765
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$27,743
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$63,454
after entry, Title IV students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $25,062 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k22%
- 110k+25%
- Median family income
- $62,518
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $43,496
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 229 | $122,887 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 191 | $61,833 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 138 | $79,269 | $28,813 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 82 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 66 | $132,964 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 60 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 47 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 46 | $82,118 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45 | $65,279 | $26,584 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 38 | — | — |
| Education, Other. | 37 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 31 | $84,211 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.