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Early Decision Now Available at Scranton!

If The University of Scranton is your number one choice and you have a strong academic record at the start of your senior year, we encourage you to consider applying through Early Decision!

Early Decision is binding, and if you are accepted through Early Decision to Scranton, you must withdraw applications to other institutions and enroll at Scranton. You are not permitted to apply to other binding Early Decision programs; however, you can apply to non-restrictive Early Action programs at other institutions.

 ⇒  Benefits of Applying Early Decision to Scranton

Early Decision applicants are part of a much smaller pool of candidates.
Your application is reviewed among hundreds of applicants through Early Decision instead of among thousands during Early Action and Regular Decision review.

You’ll complete your college search months ahead of other applicants.
When you receive your admission decision and merit-based scholarship as early as mid-September, you’ll be months ahead of other applicants who are still waiting to see where they’ve been accepted.

You’ll be the first to receive your merit-based scholarship and need-based financial aid package.
You’ll be among the first students in the class to receive your merit scholarship and financial aid award. You’ll receive the same need-based financial aid package you would receive as an Early Action or Regular Decision applicant.

Students who submit the FAFSA or the CSS profile within the required deadline will be notified of their financial aid award shortly after admission.

Have a stress-free senior year!
You’ll be done with the college search early so you can enjoy the final months of high school with your friends, knowing that you're already committed to your top choice school!

 ⇒   Early Decision Timeline

  • Application Deadline: November 15 but you can apply as early as August 1
  • Notification: Begins mid-September
  • Deposit Due: Two weeks following the receipt of your financial aid package

 ⇒   Early Decision Potential Outcomes

When you apply Early Decision to Scranton, you may expect one of three outcomes: Admit, Defer/Wait List, or Deny.

  • ADMIT --  If you are accepted for the upcoming fall term, you are expected to withdraw your applications from all other schools and enroll at The University of Scranton.
  • DEFER OR WAIT LIST --  Early Decision applicants may be deferred to another applicant pool, the Regular Decision applicant pool, or placed on the Wait List.
  • DENY --  A deny through Early Decision is a final decision, and students are not eligible to reapply in the same year. Students may reapply for the following spring or fall term as a first-year applicant or transfer student.

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If you're looking for more information on Apply Early Decision, check out our list of FAQs!

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  • US News & World Report
    • #6 Regional College in the North
    • #6 Best Undergraduate Teaching
    • Among the nation's "Best Values"
  • The Princeton Review
    • A "Top Green College"
    • One of the nation's "Best Colleges"
  • 4.5-star rating in  Money magazine's "Best Colleges  in America"  

No Opportunity too Big

  • 99% of our most recent graduating classes have found success based on their career plan.
  • Our Scranton graduates work for the nation's leading organizations, such as  Apple,  Bank of America,  Bristol-Myers Squibb,  ESPN, the  Federal Bureau of Investigation, and  Mt. Sinai Hospital.
  • The Classes of 2023 and 2024 completed internships at 1,230 organizations in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 7 other countries.

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"I chose Scranton because it checked every box I was looking for in a college and a college community."
Jackson Morris '27

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