Statement of Accreditation Status
University of Scranton
- CEO: Rev. Joseph Marina, S.J., President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Kathryn (Kate) Yerkes
- Commission Staff Liaison: Aminah Massenburg, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1927
- Last Reaffirmation: June 27, 2019
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2027-2028
- January 30, 2026
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of February 28, 2025. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - November 24, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to note the substantive change site visit occurred on October 14, 2025, to the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, 1000 Follies Road, Dallas, PA 18612 and the information provided in the substantive change request was verified. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of July 1, 2024, and the additional information requested by the Commission on March 25, 2025. To acknowledge receipt of the signed written agreement with the correctional facility partner and written evidence of the oversight entity's permission to offer the Prison Education Program at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, 1000 Follies Road, Dallas, PA 18612. To include the prison education program (PEP) - additional location at State Correctional Institution at Dallas, 1000 Follies Road, Dallas, PA 18612 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note the Commission has evaluated and approved the following PEP educational program to be offered at the location: Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies - Prison Education Program. To require the institution to submit a supplemental information report for the State Correctional Institution at Dallas - PEP, due December 6, 2027, providing: (1) an update on the implementation of the prison education program; (2) submission of the best interest determination required by federal regulation, including the methodology used by the oversight entity; and (3) the data indicators used in the best interest determination. To note the substantive change site visit directed by the Commission action of July 1, 2024, is now required as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - February 28, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by Commission action of June 27, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due January 5, 2026, addressing any and all significant developments with Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education's (ACOTE) related to the Commission action of June 27, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - December 19, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 1000 E. Mountain Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 that ceased operations effective August 8, 2024. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - December 19, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 100 North Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822 that ceased operations effective August 8, 2024. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - December 19, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044 that ceased operations effective August 8, 2024. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - July 1, 2024
To include the reclassification of the additional location at State Correctional Institution at Dallas, 1000 Follies Road, Dallas, PA 18612 to a Second Chance Pell Experimental Site. To note that the following program is offered at the location: (1) Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2025, that provides an update on the specific milestones that demonstrate progress toward developing an approved Prison Education Program (PEP) as provided in the amended Program Participation Agreement (PPA), including: (1) signed written agreement with its correctional facility partner; (2) written evidence of the oversight entity's permission to offer the PEP at the correctional facility; and (3) written documentation of assurances that the oversight entity will provide the best interest determination for the proposed program and provide transfer and release data for students enrolled in the approved program(s) to the institution. To direct a substantive change site visit as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the date of this action. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the substantive change is not implemented or the institution's participation in the experiment is terminated by the United States Department of Education (USDE). - June 27, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of January 18, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due January 15, 2025, addressing any and all significant developments related to the Commission action of January 18, 2024, and documenting evidence of (1) evidence of academic programs designed to foster a coherent student learning experience and to promote synthesis of learning (Standard III); (2) processes designed to enhance the successful achievement of students' educational goals (Standard IV); and (3) demonstrated and documented use of assessment results to improve educational effectiveness (Standard V) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). To note that Recommendation Responses in conjunction with the Annual Institutional Update (AIU) are no longer required. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - January 18, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due February 15, 2024, addressing the action taken by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education's (ACOTE) and providing additional information on Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience, Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience, and Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Postsecondary award (2-4 years) Included within the scope
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope to offer ONE program
- Main Campus
University of Scranton
800 Linden Street
Scranton, PA 18510-4501 - Additional Location
Tobyhanna Army Depot
11 Hap Arnold Blvd.
Tobyhanna, PA 18466
Opened: 05/16/2020 - Other Instructional Site
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
1800 Mulberry Street
Scranton, PA 18510 - Prison Education Programs (PEP)
State Correctional Institution at Dallas
1000 Follies Road
Dallas, PA 18612
Opened: 07/01/2024
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
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