King’s College offers students personal attention, a supportive environment and a challenging education that will prepare you for a successful future.
Founded in 1946 by the Congregation of Holy Cross from the University of Notre Dame, King’s is a liberal arts Catholic college located on a small urban campus in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Our atmosphere is friendly and inviting, with a strong sense of community that begins with our President, a King’s Alumnus. Our campus is walkable and accessible, yet you will find impressive facilities, equal to those at much larger institutions. Classes average 18 students — allowing for personal interaction with professors, which often translates into better graduation rates than at institutions with larger classroom environments.
We encourage students to get involved so they not only grow academically, but personally, socially and spiritually as well. Whatever your major, whatever your professional goals, seeing you succeed is our number one priority. We’re your school, for life.
King's College is a highly-ranked Roman Catholic, private liberal arts college, located in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The total student enrollment is approximately 2,400. The college is administered by priests and brothers from the Congregation of Holy Cross, who are the founders of the University of Notre Dame, Stonehill College, and several other Catholic colleges in the United States. The college's current President is the Rev. Thomas J. O'Hara, C.S.C. '71. Fr. O'Hara is the first King's alumnus to serve as its president.
The college offers baccalaureate degrees in the basic arts and sciences, business, and several specialized fields such as physician assistant and gerontology. Master degree programs are offered in education and health care.
All students are required to complete a number of core courses, the CORE curriculum. The courses are designed so that all students, no matter what their major, obtain the basic skills of critical thinking, effective writing, effective oral communication, library and information literacy, computer competence, creative thinking and problem solving, quantitative reasoning, and moral reasoning.
King's recently achieved accreditation status for the McGowan School of Business and is seeking accreditation in the education departments.
King's College - Christ the King (Collegium Christi Regis) was founded in 1946. The college's initial intention was initially built with the hope that the sons of the many miners that lived in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region would be able to attend college.
The school is located near the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre; Tropical Storm Agnes affected the college as it did most of the rest of the city of Wilkes-Barre. A marker in front of the student center exists to show how high the flood waters from the storm went. The college has always been a condensed liberal arts school, but recently it has expanded with the addition of new facilities. A center courtyard was added in the middle of campus, which had previously been a street that divided the campus in half.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 42% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Division III Independents) Basketball (Division III Independents) Baseball (Division III Independents) Track (Division III Independents) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 21,220 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 20,320 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 900 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,428 | 25% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,370 | 43% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 9,537 | 91% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,551 | 77% | |
Any Aid: |
99% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 84% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 95% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 470 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 560, Math: 570 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
