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
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