was co-located with the seminary. Its buildings suffered major damage during a fire in the 1970s. As a result, the Jesuit Scranton Preparatory School, then a boys' school, became co-educational to accommodate the girls. An entrance arch, now known as "Memorial Arch", still stands on the present-day campus and the former seminary's name can be seen engraved on it.
The seminary was the next step to the sisters' ultimate goal: to open a women's college in Scranton. Marywood College opened on September 8, 1915 with 34 students. Germaine O'Neil served as the first president and treasurer. It was the fifth Catholic women's college in the United States. The first batch of students graduated in 1919 with a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Letters. By the 1930s, the college had diversified its curriculum, offering subjects ranging from the social sciences to pre-medical. In 1937, the sisters turned down an invitation to merge with St. Thomas College, then under the Christian Brothers. St. Thomas later …
SAT EBRW 25%
530
SAT EBRW 75%
640
SAT Math 25th %
520
SAT Math 75th %
600
ACT Composite 25th %
21
ACT Composite 50th %
24
ACT Composite 75th %
26
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