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• LocationWilkes-Barre, The United States
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Wilkes University is a private university in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city of about 40,000 people, founded in 1933. It describes itself as offering the opportunities of a large university with the close mentoring of a small college, and has a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Undergraduates do not need to declare a major until the start of their junior year.

Wilkes offers more than 100 programmes, from accounting, biology, computer science, criminology and engineering (civil, computer, electrical, bioengineering) to communication, digital design, nursing and pharmacy at the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. Graduate programmes include the MBA, education (including an EdD), nursing up to the Doctor of Nursing Practice, and an MA/MFA in creative writing, several of them online.

The Office of Global Engagement supports international students and helps them obtain the I-20. Students who need to improve their English can join the Intensive English Program, a UCIEP member. International first-year students receive merit scholarships of US$22,000 to US$29,000 a year at admission, and there is no application fee for undergraduates.

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84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, The United States, 18766

• Business: accounting, business analytics, economics
• Sciences: biology, biochemistry, chemistry, earth and environmental science
• Engineering: civil, computer, electrical, bioengineering, engineering management
• Computing: computer science, data science, cloud computing
• Nursing, including an accelerated BSN, and pharmacy (Nesbitt School of Pharmacy)
• Criminology, communication and media studies, creative writing
• Digital design and media art, dance
• Combined 4+1 bachelor's and master's options

• MBA
• Education: MS programmes and EdD in Educational Leadership
• Graduate nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Creative Writing MA and MFA
• Electrical Engineering MS
• Professional Pharmacy (PharmD) via PharmCAS

Several master's programmes are available online.

International applicants complete the Wilkes undergraduate or graduate application (undergraduates may also use the Common Application) and submit secondary school records in English, university transcripts if applicable (a course-by-course evaluation may be required for studies abroad), proof of English proficiency, a bank or government statement showing funds for one academic year, and a passport copy. Documents can be emailed for a preliminary review; official transcripts are due by orientation. Decisions take one to two weeks once the file is complete. Admitted students pay a US$1,000 deposit, refundable only if the visa is denied, before receiving the I-20.

Minimum scores (undergraduate / graduate):

• TOEFL iBT 60 or 4 on the new scale / 79 or 5
• IELTS 5.5 / 6.0
• PTE 42 / 50
• Duolingo English Test 85 / 95
• ELS Level 112 for both

The requirement may be waived for students taught in English or educated in listed English-speaking countries. Applicants without sufficient scores take a placement test and join the Intensive English Program.

International merit scholarships are awarded with the admission decision, based on previous academic results:

• First-year students: US$22,000 to US$29,000 per year for up to four years
• Transfer students: US$18,000 to US$22,000 per year
• Two renewable #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarships for first-year international students (application with essay or video)
• Additional awards of US$1,000 to US$5,000 for some students, e.g. citizens of India or Canada

A limited number of graduate assistant positions are available.

https://www.wilkes.edu/admissions/international/international-requirements.aspx