University of Scranton and Marywood University (Submitted by Ms. Talotta) Only a five-minute walk to a downtown filled with restaurants, the Marketplace, a substantial shopping area, and the Lackawanna train station, the University of Scranton offers students a strong education in the Catholic and Jesuit tradi- tion incorporating a belief in cultivating the mind, body, and spirit. In conjunction with this, a majority of students par- ticipate in some aspect of local, national, and international service programs. With a student population of approxi- mately 4,000 students, the University of Scranton is a comfortably small to mid-size university with particular strengths in business, the sciences, and education, although the university also offers a solid engineering program and recently added a new physiology major. Its business program, recently written up by US News & World Report, includes such majors as entrepreneurship, finance, and accounting; additionally, the Business Leadership Honors Program is open to students in all majors and provides a strong mentorship program. Beyond this, the University of Scranton participates in 23 Division III sports and was ranked among the top 20 “best college dorms” for its apartment-style living by the Princeton Review. Generally, students need around 1100-1260 on SATs and 23-28 on the ACT; be aware the university only super-scores the SAT, not the ACT. “Royal Days” are Open House days for prospective students and run every Monday throughout the month of February. It could be worth a visit. Also situated in Scranton and about a ten-minute drive away, Marywood University is a small, Catholic liberal arts col- lege that offers a supportive, personalized approach to education and an eclectic mix of old and new, both in its archi- tecture as well as academic programs. Traditionally, Marywood’s strengths have been in its music and musical theatre programs; sciences, particularly biology and pre-med programs; nursing; and education. More recently, the university prides itself on its competitive architecture and interior architecture/ design programs as well as business; communica- tion arts (including digital media, broadcast production, and journalism); and social science programs, including pre- law and criminal justice. Marywood’s Core Liberal Arts Curriculum requires classes in philosophy, religious studies, so- cial studies, world language and literature as a foundation to whatever major a student declares; the university gener- ally looks for approximately 1000 on the SATs/ 20 on the ACT and admits students through a rolling admission process. 4 Student Services Bulletin .