The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1888 as Saint Thomas Aquinas College by the Bishop William G. O'Hara. In 1938, it achieved university status and changed its name. In 1942, it came under the administration of the Society of Jesus. Today, the University of Scranton is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
The University of Scranton is composed of five colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, Dexter Hanley College, Graduate School, Arthur J. Kania School of Management, J.A. Panuska, SJ, College of Professional Studies.
The campus features many new and renovated facilities including the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library. Students in the university's pre-medical program frequently find internships at any of the three hospitals located in Scranton. |