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Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Lewisburg, PA · 3,818 undergraduates · 32% acceptance rate · $93,807 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$40,4291,905th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,7721,983rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,7721,983rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$79,9561,892nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$93,80748th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$78,85267th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.2%122nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
95.8%114th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
32.0%117th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1389105th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,818604th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
11.1%2,033rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 114 mi (PHL)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$89,859$87,604
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$79,284$81,498
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$76,460
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$68,563$66,147
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,939$69,002
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,905—
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,324$65,610
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$66,821
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$55,286$55,102
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$54,661$48,041
MarketingBusinessbachelors$53,984$51,607
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,358$49,683

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $19,025,838 (M $9,667,603 · W $9,358,235)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bucknell University’s 3,818 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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