5 Best Universities in Scranton, PA [2025 Rankings]

Top 5 universities in Scranton ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 114K citations received by 7.24K academic publications made by 5 universities from Scranton, the popularity of 39 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Scranton

#26 in Pennsylvania

#498 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

2. Marywood University

#68 in Pennsylvania

#1006 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

3. Lackawanna College

#120 in Pennsylvania

#1768 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,382
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,434

4. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

#122 in Pennsylvania

#1778 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

5. Yeshivath Beth Moshe

#153 in Pennsylvania

#2456 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $8,354
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,746

Universities near Scranton

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton	1655	Dunmore, Pennsylvania
10	Clarks Summit University	2090	South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
19	Keystone College	1583	La Plume, Pennsylvania
25	King's College - Pennsylvania	681	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
26	Wilkes University	644	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
27	Misericordia University	913	Dallas, Pennsylvania
32	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Wilkes-Barre	1740	Lehman, Pennsylvania
56	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton	1711	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
61	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	842	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
79	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	592	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania