Discover the Wilkes Difference
Wilkes offers the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the close mentoring environment of a small college. Faculty members work side by side with students in pursuit of solutions to the most pressing questions of our day.
We encourage creative scholarly activities, programs, ideas and sustainable practices. We embrace our differences and collaborate with mutual respect.
Wilkes is a positive force for economic, social and cultural development in the region, contributing jobs, community service, and real impact to Pennsylvania's economy and community.
Since 1933, Wilkes has been preparing students for lifelong success. National rankings recognize our commitment to access and making a Wilkes education as affordable as possible, while highlighting our ongoing return on investment for graduates.
Going to Wilkes was my big dream.
Leonardo Flores - Business Management
I always felt comfortable sharing my ideas, even when they weren’t fully formed, because I knew I was in an environment that encouraged growth.
Danielle Morris - DDMA '23 | Social Media Coordinator
I love my job. I work closely with dope athletes, inspire the next generation of creatives, and also work with some of the most creative minds in all of college athletics.
Lamont Brown '20 - Assistant Director of Graphic Design, University of Connecticut Athletics
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among all colleges and universities for helping students from middle-class families raise their income level according to the Brooking Institution
of the first-year class are the first in their families to pursue a bachelor's degree.
out of 397 institutions in the northeast in Washington Monthly's best bang for the buck ranking, which recognizes schools that help students pursue a marketable degree at an affordable price.