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Enrollment Numbers Graphic

827 total enrollment, 92% are from Pennsylvania. 80% of students are from Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties.

Updated March 2025

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Economic Contribution Graphic

Economic Contribution. $40,335,617 contributed to the Pennsylvania economy. For every 100 campus jibs, 61 additional jobs are supported in the regional economy. Supports 384 Pennsylvania jobs directly and indirectly. Penn State Scranton supports economic development in the community by partnering with local industry on workforce development; employing local faculty, staff and students; and by providing resources to local businesses and entrepreneurs.

LionPATH 9.2 Student Photos

LionPATH 9.2 Student Photos

LionPATH will now incorporate each student’s photo, as it appears on their Penn State id+ card, making it easy for faculty, advisers, and other staff who work with a large number of students to identify them.

LionPATH 9.2 Student Photos

LionPATH 9.2 Student Photos

LionPATH will now incorporate each student’s photo, as it appears on their Penn State id+ card, making it easy for faculty, advisers, and other staff who work with a large number of students to identify them.

LionPATH 9.2 Student View screenshot

LionPATH 9.2 Student View

The LionPATH Development and Maintenance Organization has made additional updates to the student view to better accommodate students’ needs. Informed by web analytics, student surveys, and usability testing, the new screen design features improved usability and gives more real estate to the items that students reported are most important to them when they log in to LionPATH.

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Scranton campus welcomes four new staff members

The Penn State Scranton campus community recently welcomed four new professional staff members: Alyssa Forlenza, administrative support assistant in the Enrollment Management office; Jeremy Palko, information technology support specialist; Dharti Ray, coordinator of diversity and inclusion; and Shannon Williams, web designer.
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Penn State Scranton new employees

New additions to Penn State Scranton's staff are, from left: Alyssa Forlenza, administrative support assistant in the Enrollment Management office; Jeremy Palko, information technology support specialist; Dharti Ray, coordinator of diversity and inclusion; and Shannon Williams, web designer.

graduate headhsot. "I came back to graduate with the Penn State Scranton Class of 2019 because I never feel like just a number here. I know everyone and they know me by name, including Chancellor Wafa." ~ Margi Shah, '19.

Margi Shah 2+2 Testomonial Photo

"I came back to graduate with the Penn State Scranton Class of 2019 because I never feel like just a number here. I know everyone and they know me by name, including Chancellor Wafa." ~ Margi Shah, '19.