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Points of Pride
National Recognition
- For 18 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition has ranked the University among the 10 top master's universities in the North, the survey's largest and most competitive region. In the 2012 edition of U.S. News, Scranton placed eighth in the North. For the past eight years, the University has been included among only 15 colleges in the North recognized by U.S. News & World Report as "Great Schools at a Great Price," which relates academic quality to the cost of attendance. Scranton is also named among only 45 colleges in the nation recognized by U.S. News as “Up-and-Comers.”
- The University's MBA program is among the top 15 in the nation for general management according to a national ranking of business schools published by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review.
- For the past 10 years, The Princeton Review has included Scranton among its “376 Best Colleges.” The University was included in three of the “Best 376 Colleges” rankings, including “Best Campus Food” and “Most Religious Students."
.The University of Scranton was included in three of The Princeton Review’s “Best 376 Colleges” rankings, including “Best Campus Food” (12) and “Most Religious Students (19).
- Scranton is one of only 100 colleges and universities in the nation to be named to Templeton Foundation’s Honor Roll of Character-Building Colleges.
- For four consecutive years, Scranton has ranked among the nation’s elite universities included in Forbes magazine’s online listing of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Computing Sciences Department
Our undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems are based upon the curricula guidelines of the ACM and IEEE, and prepare students for careers in computing and for the life-long learning process that the discipline requires. Our graduate program in Software Engineering is based upon guidelines provided by the Software Engineering Institute, and provides graduate level preparation to those students seeking careers in modern software development. These programs are our first priority.
The Liberal Arts tradition of the University of Scranton emphasizes the importance of the Trivium; gathering, evaluating, and disseminating information. Today, computing and communications technology provide the fundamental means of accomplishing this. Our department plays an essential role in the development and delivery of general education and service courses that meet the needs of students in other disciplines.
Although our primary community is our campus community, the departments students and faculty develop methods to serve its local, regional, national, international, and professional communities as we
