University of Scranton

05/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2024 09:13

Quick Facts: Commencement 2024

Undergraduate Commencement: Sunday, May 19 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre.
Principal Speaker: Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the co-founder and president of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA).

Honorary Degree Recipients: Basij-Rasikh; Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., the president of Marywood University; Joseph M. Vaszily '95; former University trustee, retired vice president at Goldman Sachs, and referee for Women's Division I Basketball in the Big East Conference.

Master's and Doctoral Degree Commencement: Sunday, May 19 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre.

Total graduates: more than 1,250

Total doctoral degrees: more than 65 (Ph.D., DPT, DNP)
Total master's degrees: more than 400
Total bachelor's degrees: more than 775

Prestigious scholarships won by class of 2024 graduates: Fulbright Award in Political Science to the University of Rwanda (the Fulbright is the U.S. government's premier scholarship program for overseas graduate study, research and teaching).

States represented by undergraduates: 17 including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates: 26 including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Virginia.

Top undergraduate programs of study: nursing, biology, accounting, kinesiology and occupational therapy.

Top graduate programs of study: master of business administration, master of accountancy, master of business analytics, master of occupational therapy, master of health administration and doctor of physical therapy.