Lackawanna College Business Programs

Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Lackawanna College?

Contact details for Lackawanna College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 Vine St, Scranton, PA 18509-3206
Phone:	570-961-7810
Website:	www.lackawanna.edu

How Do I Get Into Lackawanna College?

You can apply to Lackawanna College online at: https://www.lackawanna.edu/admissions/apply/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Lackawanna College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Lackawanna College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Lackawanna College, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $9,455 a year. That adds up to $37,820 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lackawanna College is 16.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Lackawanna College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,043 undergraduate students at Lackawanna College, with 1,377 being full-time and 666 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,377 full-time undergraduates at Lackawanna College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lackawanna College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	157
White	754
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Over 9 countries are represented at Lackawanna College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Dominica, Nepal, and Canada.

Online Learning at Lackawanna College

In 2019-2020, 1,406 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lackawanna College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Lackawanna College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lackawanna College was 309.9%. This is the #177 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lackawanna College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lackawanna College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lackawanna College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business/Commerce	#12
General Business/Commerce	#12
Accounting	#22
Accounting	#29
General Business Administration and Management	#74
Business Administration & Management	#89

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lackawanna College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	43	26	69
General Business/Commerce	34	0	34
Accounting	17	13	30
Interior Design Management	11	0	11
General Hospitality Administration/Management	2	0	2
General Management Information Systems	1	0	1
Agricultural Business & Management	0	0	0
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	108	39	147

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.