Wilkes University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Wilkes University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. That is, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. Wilkes University is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Wilkes University.

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

History:

History – General

Social Sciences:

International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Popular majors:

sixteen percent business per marketing, fourteen percent liberal arts, ten percent education, nine percent engineering, nine percent psychology, eight percent biology, seven percent communications per journalism, six percent social sciences, five percent english

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General Performance

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems

Education:

Elementary Education, Music Teacher Education, Special Education

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, Spanish

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Entrepreneurial Studies

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $569 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 35. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of June. Other additional expenses amounted to $125 Costs per credit hour $569 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. On the other hand, for non-international students, tutition fees are $21,646 Room & Board (on-campus) $8,670 Additional estimated expenses $125 Costs per credit hour $569 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid.

Wilkes University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 77% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were five hundred and seven total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and seventy-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero .

The regular application due date was not reported. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of May and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of August. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of June.

Wilkes University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-two percent scholarships per grants and thirty-eight percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Music/Drama, Minority Status and Leadership. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Music/Drama, Minority Status and Leadership. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Wilkes University Students

Wilkes University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and First Professional degrees. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately two thousand, one hundred and forty-seven degree-seeking undergrads, five hundred and seventy-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand and nineteen graduate enrollment. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 77 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Furthermore, the student body consists of seventy-seven percent in-state students, twenty-three percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-three percent women, forty-seven percent men, two percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, eighty-nine percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class and eighty-two percent in top half of graduating class.

Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as performing arts center, field station, telecommunications center. This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Incidentally, the school is located 100 miles from Philadelphia, 140 miles from New York City.

Wilkes University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Football
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling