Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1846Distant townSEVP certified

About

Bucknell University is a private liberal-arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. It offers 65 majors and 70 minors in the sciences and humanities. Located just south of Lewisburg, the 445-acre (1.80 km2) campus rises above the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Approximately 3,900 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students attend Bucknell. It is a member of the Patriot League in NCAA Division I athletics. Its athletic teams are the Bucknell Bison and its mascot is Bucky the Bison.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$70,576
Estimated total for international students: US$87,696

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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 3,876
Graduate students: 49
International undergraduates: 4%
Students per teacher: 9 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate: 29%
SAT: Reading and writing 650–730 · Maths 660–740
ACT: 30–33

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 85%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$109,954

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (67)

Bachelor's degrees53 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAnthropologyApplied MathematicsArea StudiesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsComputer EngineeringComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralData AnalyticsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEconomicsEducation, GeneralElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEnvironmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHistoryInternational BusinessInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralReligion/Religious StudiesRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSociologyStatisticsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasZoology/Animal Biology

Master's degrees14 subjects

Biology, GeneralChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringEducation, GeneralEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEnvironmental/Environmental Health EngineeringMathematicsMechanical EngineeringPsychology, GeneralRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsZoology/Animal Biology

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.