University of Scranton
About the University of Scranton
A comprehensive, co-educational institution, The University of Scranton is, by tradition, choice and heartfelt commitment, a Catholic and Jesuit university. Founded in 1888 as Saint Thomas College by the Most Reverend William G. O’Hara, D. D., the first Bishop of Scranton, it achieved university status in 1938 and was entrusted to the care of the Society of Jesus in 1942.
Accreditation
The University of Scranton is regionally accredited by the MSA, The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 1-267-284-5000).
The University of Scranton is nationally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the College of Graduate and Continuing Education is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and other accrediting bodies.
