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Scranton is a private Catholic and Jesuit institution that delivers a transformative education, grounded in the liberal arts.

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At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.

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At The University of Scranton, our rigorous, in-depth education provides the field-specific knowledge and competencies needed for professional success.

Become a Royal! Scranton offers the perfect combination of academic environment, social experience, and personal support our students need to build successful lives and careers.

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Student Life is vibrant and varied, from ministries-based programs and leadership initiatives to student-run activities, clubs and organizations.

With more than 51,000 Scranton graduates out there, connecting with fellow alumni couldn't be easier, and we're here to help!

A LEGACY TO HOLD, A FUTURE TO BUILD

The University of Scranton 1888-2013

With a title inspired by the University’s alma mater, A Legacy to Hold, A Future to Build is a beautiful bound “coffee table” book that tells the story of some of the most significant moments in our history. From the blessing of a single block of granite on an August day in 1888 to an incomparable community of faculty, staff and students setting the world on fire, explore the rich history of the University across the decades in words and more than 140 color and black and white photographs.

Topics include:

In the Beginning
A Jesuit Institution
The Classroom and Beyond
Arts and Activities
An Evolving Campus
For and With Others

The moving history of The University of Scranton is now available for sale in the University bookstore on campus.

It is for you to put your shoulder to the wheel and to see this institution of learning rising up, and it is the great desire of our heart to see your children gather therein to learn first the faith and then to learn those other branches necessary for their welfare in the world.

A LEGACY TO HOLD, A FUTURE TO BUILD

The University of Scranton 1888-2013

Topics include:

The moving history of The University of Scranton is now available for sale in the University bookstore on campus.

It is for you to put your shoulder to the wheel and to see this institution of learning rising up, and it is the great desire of our heart to see your children gather therein to learn first the faith and then to learn those other branches necessary for their welfare in the world.

- Homily of Bishop William O’Hara, D.D. August 12, 1888

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