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Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

https://www.bucknell.edu

#84 National Colleges

34.23% Admission Rate
Moderately Selective

3,608 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential


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Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The university consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. Bucknell was founded in 1846, and features programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, engineering, management, education, and music, as well as programs and pre-professional advising that prepare students for study in law and medicine. It offers nearly 50 majors and over 60 minors. Located just south of Lewisburg, the 445-acre (1.80 km2) campus rises above the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

Approximately 3,600 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students attend the university. Students hail from all fifty U.S. states and more than 66 countries; it boasts nearly 200 student organizations and a sizable Greek life. The school is a member of the Patriot League in NCAA Division I athletics, and its mascot is the Bison.


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Location

City
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 22.1%
Engineering 17.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 16.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 12.2%
Psychology 6.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.9%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.8%
Education 2.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation 2.2%
Physical Sciences 2.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.9%
History 1.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.3%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 1.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$58,196.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
32.64%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$42,502.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1355 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 730 683 635
Verbal 700 660 620

ACT Scores

30 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 31 29 26
English 34 32 29