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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Lewisburg, PA 17837

Surrounding communityFringe rural area (less than 5 mi. from an urban area)
Total Population17,623 (13,183 urban / 4,440 rural)
Households5,536 (2.32 people per house)
Families3,486 (2.91 people per family)
Pop. — African American1,114
Pop. — Asian369
Pop. — Pacific Islander20
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native75
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)16,094
Pop. — Other123
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate comprehensive
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionNo

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningNo
ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Bucknell University?

Ranks 62nd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $37,934 $37,934 $37,934
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $200 $200 $200
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $1,041 $1,041 $1,041
FT Graduate Tuition $16,660 $16,660 $16,660
FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $1,041 $1,041 $1,041
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $47,936 $47,936 $47,936
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $38,884 $38,884 $38,884
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $38,884 $38,884 $38,884

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $32,788 trend  $38,134 $32,788 trend  $38,134 $32,788 trend  $38,134
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $750 trend  $750
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,872 trend  $8,052
On-Campus – Other Expenses $950 trend  $1,000
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$60
Graduate Application Fee$25
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 8,943 (4,790 male / 4,153 female)
Admitted 2,673 (1,311 male / 1,362 female)
Admission rate 30%
First-time Enrollment 887 (446 male / 441 female)
FT Enrollment 887 (446 male / 441 female)
PT Enrollment N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
Total Enrollment3,706

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Bucknell University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsRequired
Formal competency demoRequired
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Bucknell University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Patriot League
NCAA Basketball Conference Patriot League
NCAA Baseball Conference Patriot League
NCAA Track & Field Conference Patriot League

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 76th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 28%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) /
Math scores (25/75 %ile) /
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 27 / 31

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 77th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 86%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 600 / 690
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 630 / 710
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1230 / 1400

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity2,894
Meals per Week19
Room Fee$4,452
Board Fee$3,600

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Bucknell University Ranks 3259th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,453 74 pie   8%
State & Local Grant Aid $3,292 65 pie   7%
Institutional Grant Aid $18,944 427 pie   46%
Student Loan Aid $3,527 358 pie   39%
Any financial aid type   487 pie   53%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Bucknell University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
6152113
Black Non-Hispanic
6540105
Hispanic
6564129
Asian / Pacific Islander
127137264
American Indian / Alaskan Native
91221
White Non-Hispanic
1,3911,5492,940
Race Unknown
7361134
Total 1,791 1,915 3,706

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Bucknell University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
9817
Black Non-Hispanic
18826
Hispanic
8614
Asian / Pacific Islander
382866
American Indian / Alaskan Native
123
White Non-Hispanic
381393774
Race Unknown
5914
Total 460 454 914

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Bucknell University.

  Men Women Total
48 41 89
51 22 73
19 48 67
7 47 54
30 14 44

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 1 2 7 34 44
Animal Behavior and Ethology 1 1 13 1 16
Anthropology 2 1 1 11 15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 9 9
Art/Art Studies, General 2 2
Biochemistry 1 2 16 19
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 5 60 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 13 13
Business Administration and Management, General 2 3 2 6 1 74 1 89
Chemical Engineering 2 26 28
Chemistry, General 2 18 20
Civil Engineering, General 1 2 4 35 1 43
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2
Computer Engineering, General 2 1 4 9 1 17
Computer and Information Sciences, General 1 1 7 9
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 2 2
Creative Writing 1 2 14 17
Curriculum and Instruction 5 1 6
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 2 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 3 4
East Asian Studies 1 3 1 5
Economics, General 2 2 6 2 1 56 4 73
Education, General 1 1 8 10
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 1 2 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 1 15 16
Elementary Education and Teaching 12 12
English Language and Literature, General 1 1 3 31 1 37
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 1 1
Environmental Studies 1 1 15 17
Fine/Studio Arts, General 2 2
French Language and Literature 2 2
Geography
Geology/Earth Science, General 1 7 8
German Language and Literature 2 2
History, General 3 1 23 1 28
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 2
International Relations and Affairs 2 2 2 33 1 40
Latin American Studies 1 1
Mathematics, General 3 1 2 22 28
Mechanical Engineering 2 1 33 1 37
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 1 2 4
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1 1
Music Performance, General
Music Teacher Education 1 5 6
Music Theory and Composition 3 3
Music, General 1 1 2 4
Philosophy 1 3 4
Physics, General 9 9
Political Science and Government, General 1 1 1 24 1 28
Psychology, General 2 1 2 1 47 1 54
Religion/Religious Studies 1 3 4
Russian Language and Literature
School Psychology 3 3
Secondary Education and Teaching
Sociology 1 2 2 1 17 23
Spanish Language and Literature 1 2 5 1 9
Women's Studies
Total 23 24 34 53 6 745 16 901

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Bucknell University Ranks 271st for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $79,196 ($83,659 male / $72,035 female)
Number of FT Faculty 323 (199 male / 124 female)
Number of PT Faculty N/A
FT Faculty Ratio N/A
Total Benefits $7,804,568
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Bucknell University Summary

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Bucknell University is a private university located along the Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. Bucknell University has a historical link with Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Northeastern Pennsylvania. Wilkes University was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1940, naming itself Wilkes College, after English colonial politician John Wilkes. * – Interim President ** – Acted as interim president from 1935 to 1938 Bucknell is a competitive university with its Class of 2010 undergraduate acceptance rate of 33%. Bucknell ranks among the top universities in the number of students from liberal arts colleges that go on to gain their Ph.D’s, and is No. Bucknell University is a member of the Patriot League for Division I sports, Division I-AA in football. Bucknell won the first Orange Bowl (26-0 over the University of Miami on January 1, 1935). In 2005, Bucknell went to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and became the first Patriot League team to win an NCAA tournament game, in a surprising and intense upset of Kansas (64-63). This was the Bucknell program’s first national ranking, and the first time since the league’s creation in 1990 that any Patriot League men’s basketball team has been ranked. The Bison have scheduled for the 2006-2007 season a number of high-profile games, including a season opener at Bucknell against Wake Forest and a game against 2006 Final Four team George Mason. They did, however, go on to defeat George Mason, and Bucknell also made it to the Patriot League Championship Game to face Holy Cross in which the Bison lost by a score of 66-74 In 2006 the Bucknell Men’s soccer team went on a surprise run to capture the Patriot League championship. In 2006 Bucknell’s Women Rowers won the Patriot League Openweight Championship and its Lightweight Women scored a 6th place finish at the National Championship IRA Regatta. Bucknell is the only school in Patriot League history to capture both the Men’s and Women’s swimming league championship in the same season (2003). Beginning in the 2006-2007 season, Bucknell has re-instituted its men’s wrestling program, after it was originally dropped by the university in efforts to be in compliance with Title IX. ‘Ray Bucknell, ‘Ray Bucknell, ‘Ray for the Orange and the Blue! Groups such as Bucknell University Catholic Campus Ministry, Rooke Chapel Congregation, and Campus Jewish Life are available to students for spiritual and personal growth. Bucknell University’s student newspaper is The Bucknellian, which is printed weekly.

Bucknell University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. For example, the university has a Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. Bucknell University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Bucknell University.

Foreign Language and Literature:
Classics, French, German, Russian, Spanish
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
History:
History – General
English Language and Literature:
English Language & Literature – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology, Cellular/Molecular Biology
Computer Science:
Computer/Information Sciences – General
Education:
Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Educational Evaluation/Research, Elementary Education, Music Teacher Education, Secondary Education
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
Popular majors:
twenty-four percent social sciences, sixteen percent business per marketing, thirteen percent engineering, nine percent biology, six percent english, six percent psychology, five percent foreign languages and literature
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business Administration/Management
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Biopsychology
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music History/Literature, Music Theory/Composition

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of January. Again, for international students, the application fee is 60.

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Bucknell University Admissions

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Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 34%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of sixty dollars regular application fee, sixty dollars out-of-state application fee, sixty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one hundred and thirty total number of transfer students who applied and sixty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of January and Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of January. The regular application is due the 1st of January. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of May.

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Bucknell University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Music/Drama and ROTC. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at seventy percent scholarships per grants and thirty percent loans per jobs. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status and Music/Drama.

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Bucknell University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 34 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, four hundred and sixty degree-seeking undergrads, nine hundred and twenty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one hundred and forty-three graduate enrollment. Moreover, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the student body consists of twenty-four percent in-state students, seventy-six percent out-of-state students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, eight percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, eighty-one percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, sixty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, ninety-three percent in top quarter of graduating class and one hundred percent in top half of graduating class. Bucknell University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. Certainly, the school is located 195 miles from Philadelphia, 140 miles from Baltimore.Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as observatory, 63-acre nature preserve, center for performing arts, poetry center, race/gender resource center, greenhouse, outdoor naturalistic primate facility, engineering structural test lab, gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, herbarium, 18-hole golf course, conference center, small business development center.

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Bucknell University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Club Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division IAA and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling
The Bison are a member of NCAA.

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about 1 month ago

I am a 1984 graduate from Bucknell and I feel that I received or rather took advantage of the excellent education offered at this institution. Located in a truly beautiful setting within driving distance of several metropolitan areas, Bucknell offers personal attention and a truly dedicated and accomplished faculty. I was able to explore many different disciplines before choosing the major which was right for me. I came from a rural background and was the first in my family to go onto college following high school. I was able to pursue very gainful employment and have never had difficulty find challenging work environments dispite moving to several other states in the past 20 years. My experience at Bucknell made me the lover of quality education that I am and encouraged me to succeed. 'Ray Bucknell!

over 2 years ago

Great school, great town, great teachers, great food. I graduated from BU in 1980 with BA Liberal Arts specializing in art. My family paid full tuition. I feel that BU should require all liberal arts students to learn a pactical marketable trade such as plumbing or carpentry to fall back on in hard times. Many BU students are lucky in being well connected for jobs. My formerly affluent family is gone. Since leaving BU I have been homless twice, have been unable to find a job other than security guard or taxi driver. this is partly due to living in a city with a very weak economy. I applied for 16 jobs this year and never even got an interview. I now survive on $710 SSI per month, live in a HUD apt. bldg in the inner city and have not been able to afford a car for almost 5 years. In addition I completed course work at Middlebury College and graduated from one of the most expensive and prestigious prep boarding schools in the U.S. Moral: Graduating from a fancy school is no guarantee of success. Learn something practical and saleable in the job market. Learn to network. I am going back to school to learn a trade and hopefully rise up out of poverty.---The rich don't always get richer.