The University of Scranton was already one of America\u2019s best colleges, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n
Now, the publication says, the University is getting even better.<\/p>\n
The University of Scranton rose more than 125 spots year over year, making a return trip as one of 500 institutions of higher learning on the annual Forbes List of America\u2019s Top Colleges 2026. The ranking is based on return on investment, average student debt and outcomes for graduates, among other factors.<\/p>\n
Scranton is ranked 261st, climbing 138 spots from its 399th ranking a year ago.<\/a><\/p>\n This is the 17th year in which Scranton has made the list of elite schools, which includes 26 others in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2019 ranking methodology<\/a> was based on: 20% alumni salary, 15% debt, 15% graduation rate, 15% Forbes American Leaders List, 15% return on investment, 10% retention rate and 10% academic success.<\/p>\n Scranton\u2019s Class of 2024 reported a 99% success<\/a> rate in achieving their intended career path for graduates earning a bachelor\u2019s degree. Those earning a graduate degree reported a 100% success rate<\/a>, according to the Roche Family Center for Career Development\u2019s First Destination Survey.<\/p>\n The University of Scranton has recently appeared on multiple noteworthy lists. Among them, the Princeton Review ranked Scranton<\/a> a top-25 college in the nation in the Most Engaged in Community Service and Best Science Lab Facilities categories. The Princeton Review, which selected Scranton as one of the nation\u2019s 391 Best Colleges, also featured the University\u2019s Kania School of Management (KSOM) on its Best On-Campus MBA Programs list. The University was also highlighted by Niche as a top-50 destination for Best College Food in America<\/a>. Scranton has also ranked as a top-10 Best Regional University in the North<\/a> by U.S. News for 31 consecutive years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Scranton was already one of America\u2019s best colleges, according to Forbes. Now, the publication says,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5443,5442,5441,306,178,180,179,274],"class_list":["post-6005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-americas-top-colleges","tag-forbes","tag-lists","tag-rankings","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-the-university-of-scranton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}