[2] Approximately one-third of the press' books and other publications dealt directly with issues related to Northeastern Pennsylvania, including its history, culture and economy.

[2] Titles related to Catholicism, with an emphasis on Jesuit issues, constituted most of the rest of the press' catalog.

[6] Some of the University of Scranton Press' most recent publications included a biography of Edith Stein and a book exploring the lives of early 20th Century European immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania.

[2] In August 2010, the University of Scranton's provost and vice president for academic affairs, Harold Baillie, announced that the press would close at the end of summer 2010.

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