Quick Facts: Commencement 2023

Quick facts about The University of Scranton’s class of 2023 commencement.
The University of Scranton will confer more than 1,350 undergraduate and graduate degrees at two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 21.
The University of Scranton will confer more than 1,350 undergraduate and graduate degrees at two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 21.

Undergraduate Commencement: Sunday, May 21 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre.
Principal Speaker: James M. Murray II, Ph.D. ’90, chief security officer for Snap, Inc., and former director of the United States Secret Service.

Honorary Degree Recipients: Dr. Murray; Judee M. Bavaria ’G72, former University of Scranton trustee and retired president emeritus of Presby’s Inspired Life; and James M. Slattery ’86, former chair of the University’s Board of Trustees and chief operating officer of North America for Melrose PLC.

Master’s and Doctoral Degree Commencement: Sunday, May 21 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre.

The University will confer its first doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in accounting degrees.

Total graduates: more than 1,350 

Total doctoral degrees: more than 70 (Ph.D., DPT, DNP)
Total master’s degrees: more than 430
Total bachelor’s degrees: more than 850

Prestigious scholarships won by class of 2023 graduates: Fulbright scholarship (the U.S. government’s premier scholarship program for overseas graduate study, research and teaching).

States represented by undergraduates: 17

States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates: 27

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

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

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