WILKES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Wilkes University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and is a private college. Wilkes University is a four year college and offers Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

Wilkes University is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

Wilkes University has a rolling admissions policy, which means that you can apply throughout the year for the upcoming semester.

Wilkes University is relatively smaller in size with an enrollment of only 4,480 students.

Wilkes University accepts about 77% of its applicants on average, and 92% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at Wilkes University.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at Wilkes University, you can may want to contact Rachael L. Lohman, who is the Director of Financial Aid at Wilkes University. You may also qualify for free grants for college in Pennsylvania to attend Wilkes University.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at Wilkes University:

• ACT
• SAT

If you are interested in joining the Air Force, Wilkes University does have an ROTC Air Force program that is available for attending students.

Wilkes University offers military credit for military courses that have been completed successfully by students.

If you have taken some advanced placement courses with an applicable test, or obtained credit from an other college, you may be eligible to transfer that credit to Wilkes University.

Wilkes University offers the following co-op opportunities and programs to its students:

• Applied Arts
• Business
• Computer Science
• Education
• Engineering
• Health
• Humanities
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences

Wilkes University offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Dance
• Drama
• Jazz Band
• Literary Magazine
• Music Theater
• Pep Band
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Yearbook

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering Wilkes University is 1081.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend Wilkes University? Well, about 19% of the student body at Wilkes University comes from outside the state of Pennsylvania.

Do a lot of the students at Wilkes University live on campus? Well, about 70% live on campus, while 30% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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