Wilkes University
About
Located in the historic downtown of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes University is a private institution highly regarded for its top-tier professional programs, particularly within the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, the Passan School of Nursing, and its hands-on engineering and business schools. The campus culture is tight-knit and collaborative, offering an active student experience defined by NCAA Division III athletics, over 80 student organizations, and a strong commitment to community service. What sets Wilkes apart is its unique focus on undergraduate research, allowing first-year students—rather than just graduate students—to work directly alongside faculty mentors on sophisticated, real-world projects. This combination of a supportive, small-college atmosphere with the high-impact academic opportunities of a larger research university makes Wilkes a standout choice for career-minded applicants.
Wikipedia:Wilkes University is a private university in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students. Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1947, naming itself Wilkes College, after English radical politician John Wilkes after whom Wilkes-Barre is named. The school was granted university status in January 1990. It is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities" (D/PU) and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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Wilkes University accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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