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Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Wilkes-Barre makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

2,007 Full-Time Undergraduates
$39,134 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Wilkes University?

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Contact details for Wilkes are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Phone: 570-408-5000
Website: www.wilkes.edu

Can I Afford Wilkes?

$39,134 In-State Tuition
84% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Wilkes paid $1,088 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $39,134 $39,134
Fees $1,978 $1,978
Books and Supplies $1,600 $1,600
On Campus Room and Board $15,850 $15,850
On Campus Other Expenses $3,193 $3,193

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wilkes, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $11,703 a year. That adds up to $46,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wilkes is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wilkes University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,007 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,232 undergraduate students at Wilkes, with 2,007 being full-time and 225 being part-time.

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There are also 3,044 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,007 full-time undergraduates at Wilkes, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wilkes University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 56
Black or African American 107
Hispanic or Latino 194
White 1,446
International Students 117
Other Races/Ethnicities 87

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Wilkes University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Wilkes. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

Online Learning at Wilkes University

2,863 Took All Classes Online
4,250 Took At Least One Class Online
1.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,250 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wilkes has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Wilkes

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wilkes University was 1.5%. This is the #1,465 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wilkes regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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