Lackawanna College, PA

Private Nonprofit4-Year • Small • Primarily NonresidentialBaccalaureate and Associate's CollegeNot Selective • High Transfer-InOpen AdmissionsMain Campus
501 Vine St, Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 961-7810

Lackawanna College Rankings

Affordability67
Retention1
Graduation1
Earnings12
Diversity65
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Academics

Academics at Lackawanna College

10%Bachelor’s
68%Associate’s
23%Certificate
AssocHighest Degree

Share of Graduates by Field of Study

Business, Management, Marketing33%
Communication, Journalism1%
Education1%
Engineering Technologies5%
Health Professions and Related Programs19%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences4%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting15%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities17%
Natural Resources and Conservation2%
Personal and Culinary Services3%
Psychology1%

Admissions

Getting into Lackawanna College

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Cost

Cost of Attending Lackawanna College

$16KIn-State Tuition
$16KOut-of-State Tuition
$25KAverage Total Cost
$18KAverage Net Cost

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolPAUS
$0–$30K$17K$16K$14K
$30K–$48K$17K$17K$15K
$48K–$75K$20K$20K$17K
$75K–$110K$21K$22K$19K
>$110K$23K$24K$21K

Debt

Typical Debt after Lackawanna College

98%Receive Federal Loans
$10KMedian Federal Debt
37%Repayment Rate
$166Median Payment

Received Financial Aid

Family IncomeSchoolPAUS
$0–$30K 52%47%57%
$30K–$48K 17%14%16%
$48K–$75K 13%14%12%
$75K–$110K 10%13%9%
>$110K 9%17%11%

Student Debt

CategorySchoolPAUS
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K$10K$14K$11K
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K$10K$15K$12K
The median debt for students with family income >$75K$8K$14K$12K
The median debt for Pell students$10K$15K$12K
The median debt for no-Pell students$8K$14K$11K
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile$21K$25K$25K
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile$15K$20K$18K
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile$6K$7K$6K
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile$3K$4K$3K

Repayment Rates

PeriodSchoolPAUS
1-year after entering repayment 33%52%43%
3-years after entering repayment 37%55%46%
5-years after entering repayment 44%60%50%
7-years after entering repayment 51%64%55%

Completion

Completion Rates at Lackawanna College

20%Retention Rate
35%Transfer Rate
34%Withdrawal Rate
29%Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Time Taken

Time TakenSchoolPAUS
Within 4 Years 32%46%38%
Within 6 Years 29%62%55%

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

Ethnicity and NativitySchoolPAUS
Asian 50%59%53%
Black 19%45%39%
Caucasian 39%62%52%
Hispanic or Latino 15%50%47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 100%52%40%
Non-US citizens/residents 67%61%50%
Two or more races 29%49%44%
Other race 18%55%44%

Outcomes

Outcomes after Lackawanna College

90%Employment Rate
$26KMedian Salary
$14K25 Pctl Salary
$39K75 Pctl Salary

Employment over Time

PeriodSchoolPAUS
Employed 6 years after enrollment 90%88%85%
Employed 7 years after enrollment 87%87%84%
Employed 8 years after enrollment 87%87%84%
Employed 9 years after enrollment 84%86%83%
Employed 10 years after enrollment 86%86%83%

Distribution of Earnings after Graduation

PercentileSchoolPAUS
10th percentile of earnings$4K$9K$7K
25th percentile of earnings$14K$21K$17K
50th percentile of earnings$26K$33K$29K
75th percentile of earnings$39K$48K$43K
90th percentile of earnings$53K$61K$57K

Median Earnings over Time

PeriodSchoolPAUS
Earnings 6 years after enrollment$26K$33K$29K
Earnings 8 years after enrollment$29K$38K$32K
Earnings 10 years after enrollment$33K$41K$35K

Students

Students at Lackawanna College

1,738Undergraduates
55%Full-time Undergrads
22Avg Entry Age
-Graduate Students

Enrollment by Gender

GenderSchoolPAUS
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 53%62%64%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 47%38%35%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity

Race and NativitySchoolPAUS
Asian 1%3%4%
Black 14%16%18%
Caucasian 58%65%49%
Hispanic or Latino 13%8%18%
Native American or Alaskan Native 1%<1%1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%<1%<1%
Non-US citizens/residents <1%2%2%
Two or more races 2%3%3%
Other race 11%3%4%

Enrollment by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolPAUS
$0–$30K 43%33%43%
$30K–$48K 19%16%18%
$48K–$75K 15%17%16%

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