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| Overall Score On StateUniversity.com (about) | Insufficient Data |
| Total CostOn-Campus Attendance | $40,510 |
| AdmissionSuccess rate | 75% |
| SAT75 %ile scores | 1170 |
| Student RatioRatio of students to faculty | 18 : 1 |
| Retention(Full-Time / Part-Time) | 80% / 25% |
| EnrollmentTotal (all students) | 6,239 |
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence |
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Majority undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, primarily residential |
| Title IV Eligibility | Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs |
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition | |
| Religious Affiliation | N/A |
| Congressional District | 4211 |
| Distance Learning | |
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | — / / |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
| Effective as of 2010-08-04 | |||
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $24,690 | $24,690 | $24,690 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,320 | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $745 | $745 | $745 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $19,080 | $19,080 | $19,080 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $1,440 | $1,440 | $1,440 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $855 | $855 | $855 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $40,510 | $40,510 | $40,510 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $37,410 | $37,410 | $37,410 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $30,060 | $30,060 | $30,060 |
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
| Published Tuition & Fees | $24,080↓ $25,170 | $24,080↓ $25,170 | $24,080↓ $25,170 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |
| Effective as of 2010-08-04 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,100(N/C) |
| On-Campus – Room & Board | $10,310↓ $10,680 |
| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,500↓ $2,154 |
| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $6,000↓ $6,500 |
| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,400↓ $3,556 |
| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $1,900↓ $2,856 |
| Effective as of 2010-08-05 | |
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $45 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 2,778 (1,323 male / 1,455 female) |
| Admitted | 2,091 (970 male / 1,121 female) |
| Admission rate | 75% |
| First-time Enrollment | 565 (274 male / 291 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 561 (271 male / 290 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 4 (3 male / 1 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 6,239 |
| Open Admissions | |
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | / / |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | N/A |
| Other tests | N/A |
| Dual Credit | |
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
| NCAA Football Conference | Middle Atlantic Conferences |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation |
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 97% |
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 570 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 600 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 920 / 1170 |
| Remedial Services | |
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
| Dorm Capacity | 954 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $6,680 |
| Board Fee | $4,420 |
| Effective as of 2010-09-21 | |
| Effective as of 2010-08-31 | |
| Tenure system | |
| Average FT Salary | $73,027 ($77,522 male / $67,880 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 148 (79 male / 69 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | N/A |
| FT Faculty Ratio | N/A |
| Total Benefits | $2,639,578 |
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Some additions to your information on Wilkes that might be helpful: Wilkes has a unique low-residency MA/MFA program in Creative Writing--faculty and advisory board members include well-known authors such as novelists Norman Mailer, Colum McCann and Larry Heinneman, and filmaker Robert May. Wilkes University's MA in Creative Writing Program is partnered with Etruscan Press, an independent literary press based at the university that has published several authors who have been nominated for the National Book Award, including Heinneman, William Heyen, poet H.L. Hix. Wilkes is affiliated with The James Jones First Novel Fellowship, an award granted to first-time novelists who have not yet published a novel and sponsored by The James Jones Literary Society--the award is in the amount of 10,000 dollars. Kaylie Jones, Jones's daughter and herself a novleist, is affiliated with the university. The library at Wilkes has The Norman Mailer Room on premises--an exhibit room that houses some special items from Mister Mailer's collection. The Norman Mailer Society was founded by Dr. J. Michael Lennon, former Vice President of the University and Professor of English, Emeritus. Lennon is Mailer's biographer and acrhivist.