Wilkes University - University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students.Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1947, naming itself Wilkes College, after English radical politician John Wilkes.

Address: 84 W South St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, United States
Phone: +1 570-408-2000 

Former names	Bucknell Junior College
Motto	"Unity Amidst Diversity"
Established	1933
Type	Private
Endowment	$44.6 million
President	Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D
Provost	Dr. Anne Skleder
Academic staff	157 Full Time
Undergraduates	2,245
Postgraduates	2,254
Location	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Campus	35 acres; Urban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Colonels
Website	www.wilkes.edu