Scranton Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

The University of Scranton records a placement rate of 98.5% for the year 2020 with a knowledge rate of 83%. The average salaries of undergraduates of the University of Scranton was USD 50,662 but for graduates the salary was recorded to be USD 73,601. 

The median salary was recorded to be USD 56,225 which is the average of undergraduate and graduate median salary. There were over 250+ employers who employed University of Scranton graduates and the overall internship rate was also 98%. 

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University of Scranton Class Profile 2020 

Total student population, including undergraduate, adult, part-time and graduate students, was 4,672 in the year 2020 for the Fall session of the University of Scranton. The number of female students were more than the male students, that is, female students accounted for 58% of the total composition and only 42% of them were male students. 

Academic Details: 

• Average GPA was 3.48 

• SAT score was between 1100 and 1280  
• ACT scores were 23 and 28 

Regional Background: 

• Pennsylvania: 42% 
• New Jersey: 27% 

• New York: 24% 
• Others: 7% 

College Wise Enrollment Numbers: 

• College of Arts & Sciences: 1,624 
• Arthur J. Kania School of Management: 1,247 

• J.A. Panuska, S.J., College of Professional Studies: 1,758 
• No School Affiliation: 63 

University of Scranton Career Outcomes 

The career outcomes survey of the University of Scranton were recorded level wise for the year 2020, the following infographic throws more light on the outcomes and the percentages recorded: 

As per the career outcomes survey of 2020, the following stats were recorded for undergraduates and postgraduates of University of Scranton:  

*Note: ’Other’ is one of those career plans which includes travelling, taking a gap year before pursuing education / employment goals, etc. 

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Higher Education 

Geographically, 80% of the recent undergraduates were employed in the tri-state - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania areas, while 74% of the postgraduates were employed in the tri-state area. Highest recruiting areas including the tri-state were: 

• New York: 

• • Undergraduates Employed: 80-99 
  • Graduates Employed: 55-84 
• New Jersey: 
  • Undergraduates Employed: 60-79 
  • Graduates Employed: 25-54 

• Pennsylvania: 
  • Undergraduates Employed: 100-120 
  • Graduates Employed: 85-115 

There were other states of the US like - Texas, Arizona, California, Vancouver, Miami, Illinois, Ohio, etc which recorded less than 10 recruitments for both undergraduates and graduates of the University of Scranton. 

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College Wise Career Outcomes 

There are three prominent colleges of the University of Scranton which offer various academic programs. The career outcomes recorded for each of the colleges are summarised in the table below: 

Top Universities Admissions 

Other than the University of Scranton, there were 42 other universities which offered the graduates of class of 2020 admission for higher education. The top 5 universities with maximum admits in 2020 are as follows: 

• Boston University 
• Arizona State University 
• University of Columbia 

• University of Maryland 
• Drexel University 

University of Scranton Average Salaries 

The salary range was recorded at USD 20,800 - 105,000 for undergraduates and between USD 31,200 - 184,000 for postgraduates. The average starting salaries, major wise have been given below in the table, divided based on the levels also along with the number of students reporting these numbers: 

The median salary recorded for undergraduates of University of Scranton was USD 50,000 while for graduates it was USD 62,450.  

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Annual Average Starting Salary Comparison  

If we talk about the year wise salary analysis for both levels of study of University of Scranton, it can be noted that stark differences were marked, read on below for more details: 

Undergraduates - Salary Comparison 

• 2015 salary was recorded at USD 51,955. 
• 2016 salary was recorded at USD 52,018. 
• 2017 salary was recorded at USD 51,446. 
• The 2018 salary was recorded at USD 51,282. 
• The 2019 salary was recorded at USD 54,766. 

Graduates - Salary Comparison 

• In the year 2015 the salary was recorded at USD 71,634. 
• While in the year 2016 the salary was recorded at USD 70,911. 
• In 2017 the salary was recorded at USD 72,124. 
• The 2018 salary was recorded at USD 62,571. 

• In the year 2016 the salary was recorded at USD 69,494. 

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