Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
32.2%
3,723 admitted
SAT · 50th
1270
Range 1170–1360
6-yr grad
85.0%
Retention 91.0%
Undergrads
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9:1 S-F
Admissions
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36.7% / 40.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications11,561
Overall admit rate32.2%
In-state admit rate36.7%
Out-of-state admit rate40.9%
Enrolled1,037 · 27.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist150 of 2,908
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1270
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1170–1360 · 68.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590640690
Math570630680
Comp117012701360
ACT
255075
Comp252932
Cost & aid
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$72,600
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$72,600
Fees$900
Room & board$18,380
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$49,313
% need met89.0%
Avg debt at graduation$43,060
Academics
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9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.0% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention91.0%
4-year graduation82.0%
6-year graduation85.0%
Enrollment
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undergraduates
78.0% out-of-state · 42 intl freshmen
First-year1,037
Transfer32
Full-time99%
Female52%
Out-of-state78.0%
International (freshmen)42
Rankings
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#3
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil (Bachelor/Master)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic/Communications (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical (Bachelor/Master)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Computer (Bachelor/Master)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#726
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#1926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#3026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingPennsylvania colleges21
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/10 → April 1 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/10
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS, 3 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.bucknell.edu/azdirectory/off…
Admissions emailadmissions@bucknell.edu
Admissions phone570-577-3000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Lafayette College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Lafayette College PA · Private (nonprofit)31.2%14202K
Lehigh University PA · Private (nonprofit)29.0%1430—
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
University of Richmond VA · Private (nonprofit)22.2%1440—
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Furman University SC · Private (nonprofit)48.7%13502K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Bucknell University

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