Academics
Marywood University is well-known for offering some of the most unique and outstanding pre-professional programs of study in the Pennsylvania area. Students rave about the 鈥渞eally fantastic鈥 education department, and they call the art therapy program 鈥渢op-notch,鈥 while the music program has a 鈥渇abulous reputation,鈥 and the strength of the speech pathology, nutrition, physician assistant, school of architecture, and interior design programs also draw students from all over the area to the university. In addition to these outstanding programs, this small Catholic university, which consists of four colleges, a school of architecture, and a school of social work also offers a wide range of traditional undergraduate majors. Students characterize Marywood as 鈥渁 small community that is serious about its academics.鈥 Class sizes are 鈥渟mall, and it is easy to ask for help.鈥 鈥淧rofessors here know your name and are always willing to help you,鈥 and according to Marywood students, 鈥淪mall class sizes and attentive professors tend to favor discussion-based classroom settings.鈥 The professors at Marywood 鈥渉ave a good mix of personalities.鈥 Some professors 鈥渁re nuns and priests, but most are not,鈥 and 鈥渕any of the professors are also currently working in the field,鈥 which allows students to have a much richer, interactive learning experience.
Student Body
Students describe the Marywood University community as 鈥渨holesome and welcoming.鈥 A typical Marywood student is 鈥渨ell-rounded, friendly, and passionate about [his or her] field of study.鈥 There tend to be subtle social divisions between various fields of study: 鈥淪tudents tend to gather in groups based on friendships formed through their majors.鈥 Though the campus is not very diverse ethnically or economically, there is a great deal of diversity along the lines of students鈥 interests and personalities. Students 鈥渞ange from the athletic to the very religious to the extremely studious.鈥 There are many art students on campus due to the strength of the art department, and there is a 鈥済reat deal of athletes鈥 as well. There is also a significantly larger percentage of females to males on campus. Many students are local to the area, and in general, the student body is made up of equal parts commuter students and students who dorm. Because of the small size of the university, 鈥測ou see many of the same faces every day鈥 and 鈥済et to know a lot of people鈥 in the small campus community. 鈥淢ost students interact with each other and get along well.鈥
Campus Life
Students love 鈥渢he warm and welcoming feel of the campus. Everyone is so friendly, and there is so much to do. It鈥檚 more like a home than a school.鈥 There is 鈥渦sually something to do during weeknights鈥; the student activities club 鈥渙rganizes events like Bingo and Trivia Night a few times each semester as well as organizing other entertainment such as comedians and movie nights. There are clubs for every interest you can imagine.鈥 There are also a 鈥渓arge number of recreational sports and classes available to students鈥 on campus. On weekends, however, 鈥渃ampus usually turns into a ghost town.鈥 On-campus rules in regard to alcohol are 鈥渙verly strict,鈥 resulting in weekend activities that often take place off campus, at 鈥渉ouse parties and the University of Scranton.鈥 鈥淪tudents also enjoy going to clubs and bars in the downtown Scranton area on weekends,鈥 and there are even clubs that allow students ages eighteen and up. First Fridays are a popular 鈥渕onthly art/music/culture event that occurs downtown, providing the opportunity to meet local artists and musicians.鈥 The large population of commuter students at Marywood say, 鈥淚f you dorm, it is easier to be involved on campus, but commuting life is different for most people鈥lubs and events are aimed more toward people who live on campus.鈥 As for parking on campus, students say, 鈥淔inding a parking spot is as difficult as winning the lottery.鈥
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