Wilkes University academics

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,985 undergrads

Wilkes University has 1,985 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 46 fields of study. The most degrees go to Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.

The short answers

1,985

undergraduates.

3,242

graduate students.

fields of study with a bachelor's degree.

487

bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.

35%

of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

1,985

Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023

3,242

All studentsIPEDS, 2023

5,198

Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release

54%

First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

35%

Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

21.2 years

Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

$73,821

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard

70%

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard

11%

BlackCollege Scorecard

5.8%

InternationalCollege Scorecard

5.8%

Two or more racesCollege Scorecard

3.6%

AsianCollege Scorecard

2.8%

UnknownCollege Scorecard

0.3%

American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023

487

Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023

737

Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023

114

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023

Semester

Online classesIPEDS, 2023

Offered

Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Doctorate

Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium

Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Lower Access, Higher Earnings

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers