BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit
Lackawanna College
6-yr Graduation
37%
-9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,211
peer median 2,211
Avg net price
$24,449
+$7.9k vs Baccalaureate
Use this data
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
37%-9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Overall completion
37%-9.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
67%
4-year graduation
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
83%
Full-time retention
83%
Pell equity
6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
42%
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 56 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 4 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
56
Passing
9
16.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
4
7.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
7.1%
+6.5pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
56programs
- Passing9 · 16.1%
- No Data43 · 76.8%
- Failing4 · 7.1%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
4
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
6
No data
43
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
$33,621
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-4.7%
−$1,653
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-4.7%
$33,621 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$33,861
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-4.0%
−$1,413
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-4.0%
$33,861 vs $35,274
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$33,897
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-3.9%
−$1,377
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.9%
$33,897 vs $35,274
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$35,182
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-0.3%
−$92
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.3%
$35,182 vs $35,274
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$40,467
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+14.7%
+$5,193
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+14.7%
$40,467 vs $35,274
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$40,697
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+15.4%
+$5,423
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.4%
$40,697 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$43,607
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+23.6%
+$8,333
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.6%
$43,607 vs $35,274
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$46,617
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+32.2%
+$11,343
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.2%
$46,617 vs $35,274
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-4.7%
−$1,653
Just failing
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-4.0%
−$1,413
Just failing
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-3.9%
−$1,377
Just failing
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.3%
−$92
Just failing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$30,500
$40,697
75%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$30,500 debt · $40,697 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000
$33,897
59%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000 debt · $33,897 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
$15,531
$33,621
46%
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
$15,531 debt · $33,621 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$15,250
$33,861
45%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$15,250 debt · $33,861 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,375
$35,182
44%
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,375 debt · $35,182 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,250
$46,617
41%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,250 debt · $46,617 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$18,500
$49,310
38%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$18,500 debt · $49,310 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$14,600
$40,467
36%
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$14,600 debt · $40,467 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1973Next review Jan 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 6
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2020Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2019Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$24,449
+$7,928vs Baccalaureate median $16,521
Federal loans
73.3%
In-state tuition
$17,950
Out-of-state
$17,950
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,613 students received $7.9M in Pell grants, alongside $14.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,613
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.9M
$7,937,407 total
Direct Loans
$14.2M
3,541 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
2k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$5.6M
1,634 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,723 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.3M
184 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 832 borrowers who entered repayment, 43 (5.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
832
Defaulted
43
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
19.6%+10.3
2017
22.0%+12.8
2018
16.7%+9.7
2019
5.1%+2.8
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Lackawanna College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
461 total completions
01Health Professions
16335.4%
01Health Professions
16335.4%
02Business
14531.5%
02Business
14531.5%
03Liberal Arts
6915.0%
03Liberal Arts
6915.0%
04Security/Protective
5211.3%
04Security/Protective
5211.3%
05Engineering Tech
122.6%
05Engineering Tech
122.6%
06Personal/Culinary
102.2%
06Personal/Culinary
102.2%
07Computer Sciences
102.2%
07Computer Sciences
102.2%
08Family/Consumer Sci
00.0%
08Family/Consumer Sci
00.0%
09Psychology
00.0%
09Psychology
00.0%
10Communication
00.0%
10Communication
00.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
2,211
12-mo unduplicated
4,792
Undergraduate
4,792
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
41%1,957
Women
59%2,835
Race / ethnicity composition
White
51.4%
Hispanic
19.1%
Black
16.1%
Unknown
8.3%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.3%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
316
252 M · 64 W
Women athletes
20.3%
Athletic aid
$669K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.0M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$448K
$176K
Recruiting expense
$7K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$29K
$10K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 7
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
124
—
$979,135
Football
124 M · —
Baseball
39
—
$257,965
Baseball
39 M · —
Soccer
24
14
$135,467
Soccer
24 M · 14 W
Basketball
17
11
$247,039
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
Softball
—
18
$134,898
Softball
— · 18 W
Wrestling
9
1
$110,768
Wrestling
9 M · 1 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.07
2 offenses · 1,868 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.07Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Motor vehicle theft
2
By location
2total
- On campus1
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons05
Drugs138
Liquor026
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
28
Lackawanna College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lackawanna College selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLackawanna College | 37% | — | 2,211 | $24,449 | Baccalaureate |
Alvernia University | 56% | 58.1% | 2,796 | $28,329 | Doctoral/Professional |
Bergen Community College | — | — | 11,720 | $9,376 | Community College |
Bucks County Community College | — | — | 6,232 | $7,561 | Community College |
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | — | 42.6% | 759 | $27,721 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
CUNY Kingsborough Community College | — | — | 18,165 | $5,436 | Community College |
Dean College | 46% | 73.7% | 1,092 | $30,236 | Baccalaureate |
Dunwoody College of Technology | 86% | 98.9% | 1,537 | $27,023 | Baccalaureate |
Goodwin University | — | — | 2,970 | $28,544 | Baccalaureate |
Harcum College | — | 93.8% | 908 | $24,791 | Community College |
Harrisburg Area Community College | — | — | 12,585 | $12,117 | Community College |
Hillsborough Community College | — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College |
Hudson County Community College | — | — | 7,763 | $5,902 | Community College |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 54% | 90.8% | 9,073 | $17,216 | R2 Research |
Lehigh Carbon Community College | — | — | 6,221 | $9,568 | Community College |
Louisburg College | — | 55.8% | 402 | $26,403 | Community College |
Luzerne County Community College | — | — | 4,460 | $10,228 | Community College |
Lycoming College | 60% | 74.1% | 1,012 | $19,258 | Baccalaureate |
Manor College | 18% | 94.9% | 567 | $16,521 | Baccalaureate |
Maria College of Albany | 29% | 44.5% | 722 | $16,055 | — |
Northampton County Area Community College | — | — | 8,810 | $10,666 | Community College |
Orleans Technical College | — | 79.5% | 340 | $17,627 | — |
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | — | — | 810 | $16,685 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Reading Area Community College | — | — | 5,369 | $8,039 | Community College |
Southern Technical College | — | — | 550 | $24,026 | — |
Spartanburg Methodist College | — | 78.2% | 1,119 | $16,295 | Community College |
SUNY Broome Community College | — | — | 5,327 | $8,035 | Community College |
Trocaire College | — | 97.5% | 1,069 | $21,236 | — |
Young Harris College | 42% | 62.6% | 1,457 | $11,008 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 46% | 76.1% | 2,211 | $16,521 |
Frequently asked questions about Lackawanna College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lackawanna College.
What is the graduation rate at Lackawanna College?
Lackawanna College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Lackawanna College?
Lackawanna College reports a total enrollment of 2,211 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Lackawanna College?
The average net price at Lackawanna College is $24,449 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Lackawanna College located?
Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509-3206.
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