THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

The University of Scranton was founded in 1888 by the Most Reverend William G. O'Hara, D.D., fulfilling his vision of offering higher education in the Lackawanna Valley. O'Hara blessed a single block of granite as the cornerstone, and the University accepted its first students four years later... The University of Scranton is a Catholic and Jesuit university animated by the spiritual vision and the tradition of excellence characteristic of the Society of Jesus and those who share its way of life... The University of Scranton is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

Primary location: Scranton United States