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Wilkes University

Wilkes University
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Official telephone: (800) 945-5378
Fax number: (570) 408-7820
Website: https://www.wilkes.edu/index.aspx
Screen last updated on: September 2025
QUICK FACTS
Year established: 1933
Type of school: private (nonprofit)
Programs: 4-year undergraduate, graduate school
Religious affiliation: no
Campus enrollment: 5,198 students
Coeducational information: coeducational institution
Location description: in or near a major city (pop. 300,000 or more)
Application fee: $40

CONTACT INFORMATION
Street address: Wilkes University
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Mailing address: Wilkes University
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Main telephone numbers: 800 945-5378
570 408-7820 (fax)

CAMPUS LINKS
Main homepage: https://www.wilkes.edu/
index.aspx

QUICK CODES
FICE number: 00339400

CAMPUS SUMMARY
Wilkes is a private university. Founded as a junior college in 1933, it achieved college status in 1947, and university status in 1989. Its 25-acre campus is located in Wilkes-Barre, 20 miles from Scranton.


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