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A comprehensive, co-educational institution, The University of Scranton is, by tradition, choice and heartfelt commitment, a Catholic and Jesuit university. Founded in 1888 as Saint Thomas College by the Most Reverend William G. O’Hara, D. D., the first Bishop of Scranton, it achieved university status in 1938 and was entrusted to the care of the Society of Jesus in 1942. |
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Our student population is approximately 5,700, including undergraduate, adult, part-time and graduate students. The 4,132 full-time undergraduate students come from 27 states and 13 foreign countries. About 1,000 students enroll each year as freshmen. About 83 % of all full-time freshmen live on campus.
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| Schools and Colleges (Year Established) |
Enrollment
Fall 2008 |
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| College of Arts and Sciences (1888) |
1,852 |
| College of Graduate and Continuing Education (2006) |
1,750 |
| (Graduate programs since 1951; part-time progrmas since 1923) |
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| Arthur J. Kania School of Management (1978) |
871 |
| The J.A. Panuska, SJ., College of Professional Studies (1987) |
1,184 |
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5,677 |
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