Wilkes University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wilkes University is a private doctoral/professional university in Wilkes-Barre, PA (city setting), with 1,956 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 91% of 6,414 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1023–1270 on the SAT and 20–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $61,885 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,508 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, liberal arts & general studies. The campus reported 0.37 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wilkes University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,286
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wilkes University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wilkes University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Landmark Conference | 32 | — | 3 | $188k | $5,888 | — | |
| Baseball | Landmark Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $314k | $8,064 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Landmark Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $261k | $15,349 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Landmark Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $142k | $10,888 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Landmark Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $20k | $2,821 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Landmark Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $19k | $3,157 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Landmark Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $118k | $4,905 | — | |
| Football | Landmark Conference | 117 | — | 1 | $807k | $6,893 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Landmark Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $33k | $2,078 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Landmark Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $20k | $2,042 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 27 | — | 1 | $265k | $9,820 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Middle Atlantic Conferences | 30 | — | 2 | $298k | $9,940 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Landmark Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $130k | $5,637 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Landmark Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $105k | $4,183 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Landmark Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $133k | $4,037 | — | |
| Softball | Landmark Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $198k | $10,431 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Landmark Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $64k | $8,052 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Landmark Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $65k | $9,272 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Landmark Conference | 7 | — | 4 | $50k | $7,117 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Landmark Conference | 11 | — | 3 | $51k | $4,604 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Landmark Conference | 16 | — | 4 | $94k | $5,897 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Landmark Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $93k | $7,733 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Independent | 37 | — | 7 | $245k | $6,609 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.