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Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · Private, a town some way from a city · 3,876 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Bucknell?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
28.9%
11,010 applied
SAT, middle half
1310 to 1470
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
30 to 33
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
29% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • High school GPARequired
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
  • College-prep programRequired
  • RecommendationsRequired
  • EssayRequired
  • PortfolioConsidered

How much does Bucknell cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees
$70,576
A full year, sticker price
$87,696
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$50,021
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$17,578
$30,001 to $48,000$24,370
$48,001 to $75,000$27,496
$75,001 to $110,000$34,392
Over $110,000$67,428
Room and board on campus
$17,560 a year
Books and supplies
$900 a year
The school's own grants
56% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $39,760

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$21K$41K$62K$82K201220142016201820202022Bucknell

How much do Bucknell students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$26,486
About $301 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
34.2%
Get a Pell Grant
14.8%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
0.5%

What do Bucknell graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$84,111
Ten years after starting
$109,954
Middle half: $71,883 to $154,571
Best-paid program, five years out
$167,700
Computer Engineering
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$81,128
Biology, General

Do Bucknell students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
93.7%
Graduate in six years
84.8%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
87% graduated
10% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to Bucknell?

Women
52.1%
First in their family at college
12%
Part-time
0.2%
Students per teacher
9
Background
White 74%, Hispanic 9%, Black 4%, Asian 4%, Two or more 4%, International 5%
Housing
Campus housing, 3,376 beds

What do Bucknell graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer and Information Sciences, General53Hidden$132,467Hidden

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biomedical/Medical Engineering38HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemical Engineering52$80,418$117,620$27,000
Civil Engineering53$78,367$99,147$24,125
Computer Engineering55$97,180$167,700Hidden
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering22HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering24HiddenHiddenHidden
Mechanical Engineering88$76,108$100,857$27,000

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services140$87,150$135,369$25,350
Business Administration, Management and Operations24Hidden$114,432Hidden
International Business19HiddenHiddenHidden
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods29HiddenHiddenHidden
Marketing72HiddenHidden$21,500

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology36HiddenHidden$27,000
Biology, General145$41,039$81,128$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research57$50,606Hidden$25,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences38Hidden$87,931Hidden
Zoology/Animal Biology24HiddenHiddenHidden

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics12HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry20HiddenHiddenHidden
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences10HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics20HiddenHiddenHidden
Physics11HiddenHiddenHidden
Statistics4HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology9HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies29HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics215$77,602$122,327$23,250
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies7HiddenHiddenHidden
Geography and Cartography7HiddenHiddenHidden
International Relations and National Security Studies56Hidden$96,568$25,500
Political Science and Government162$55,669$110,184$22,475
Psychology, General155$50,105$83,986$26,524
Sociology40HiddenHiddenHidden

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics21HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General44$46,137HiddenHidden
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4HiddenHiddenHidden
History25HiddenHiddenHidden
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services9HiddenHiddenHidden
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy5HiddenHiddenHidden
Religion/Religious Studies3HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies30HiddenHiddenHidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics51Hidden$109,090Hidden
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Education, General35HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods13HiddenHiddenHidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas4HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft8HiddenHiddenHidden
Fine and Studio Arts18HiddenHiddenHidden
Music7HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Data Analytics38HiddenHiddenHidden
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities0HiddenHiddenHidden
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other5HiddenHiddenHidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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