The University of Scranton's 58-acre hillside campus is located in the heart of Scranton. It is a community of 75,000 within the greater metropolitan area. It is located in the northeast of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1888 as St. Thomas College, it was elevated to university status in 1938. Since then the university has grown and changed over time completing over 50 renovation projections. More than $240 million of these improvements went to new construction including the Loyola Science Center, the DeNaples Center, Pilarz and Montrone Halls, Condron Hall, Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Hall, and the Dionne Green locations.