5 Best Universities in Scranton, PA [2026 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 121K citations received by 7.52K academic publications made by 5 universities from Scranton, the popularity of 43 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Scranton

#24 in Pennsylvania

#477 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

2. Marywood University

#70 in Pennsylvania

#1038 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

3. Lackawanna College

#109 in Pennsylvania

#1768 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,682
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,173

4. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

#110 in Pennsylvania

#1779 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

5. Yeshivath Beth Moshe

#151 in Pennsylvania

#2449 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,564
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,836

Universities near Scranton

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Scranton	1857	Dunmore, Pennsylvania
10	Clarks Summit University	2103	South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
19	Keystone College	1560	La Plume, Pennsylvania
25	King's College - Pennsylvania	687	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
26	Wilkes University	608	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
27	Misericordia University	910	Dallas, Pennsylvania
32	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Wilkes-Barre	1936	Lehman, Pennsylvania
56	Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton	1903	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
61	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	814	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
79	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	627	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania