Bucknell University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,917
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 19%
From Region 41%
Athletes 752 (19.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 9%
International 5%
Asian 4%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 560 41% 76% 5% 4% 8% 3% $93,711 92 +1.99 81 99%
Computer Science 30 +4 67% 60% 17% 3% 7% 10% $134,449 71 +0.28 99 94% — — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $109,737 62 +0.03 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,467 82 +0.66 58 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $73,665 84 +0.78 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,996 61 +0.02 72 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,106 62 +0.04 92 — — — — —
Physics 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $85,277 60 +0.12 71 — — — — —
Biochemistry 19 — 11% 68% 11% 5% 11% 0% $83,308 93 +1.05 67 — — — — —
Biology 62 — 26% 85% 3% 2% 5% 5% $82,600 97 +1.87 66 100% — — — —
Biophysics — — — — — — — — $83,139 93 +1.04 67 — — — — —
Neuroscience 12 — 42% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $89,527 99 +1.98 77 94% — — — —
Animal Behavior and Ethology 19 — 11% 79% 0% 0% 16% 0% $68,984 94 +1.54 33 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 +11 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,119 87 +1.06 28 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 15 +2 40% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $67,119 87 +1.06 28 94% — — — —
Economics 79 +17 71% 86% 4% 4% 1% 3% $123,722 84 +0.97 97 99% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 10 — 50% 90% 0% 0% 0% 10% $123,722 84 +0.97 97 99% — — — —
African Studies — +1 — — — — — — $77,431 95 +1.45 55 — — — — —
Arabic — +2 — — — — — — $93,220 100 +3.14 81 — — — — —
Classics 6 +16 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,661 96 +2.51 66 — — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +8 9% 55% 9% 18% 0% 0% $64,209 94 +1.44 20 100% — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 — 75% 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% $76,541 95 +1.38 53 — — — — —
English 16 +6 38% 62% 12% 0% 19% 0% $62,383 93 +1.22 16 100% — — — —
French — +2 — — — — — — $110,375 100 +4.67 93 100% — — — —
History 15 +3 67% 80% 0% 7% 0% 0% $86,127 97 +2.85 72 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 100% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $84,625 98 +2.62 70 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $76,532 95 +1.38 53 — — — — —
Linguistics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,751 100 +2.92 78 — — — — —
Philosophy 11 +5 45% 73% 0% 0% 9% 9% $72,682 82 +0.85 43 — — — — —
Religion 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,796 100 +3.81 64 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $92,600 100 +3.08 80 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +10 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $110,375 100 +4.67 93 100% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 5 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,303 99 +3.44 69 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $71,624 94 +1.34 40 — — — — —
Geography — +6 — — — — — — $77,407 95 +1.76 55 — — — — —
Humanities 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $84,196 98 +2.48 69 — — — — —
International Relations 16 +1 25% 69% 0% 6% 19% 6% $97,669 96 +1.30 85 100% — — — —
Political Science 73 +14 53% 81% 0% 1% 12% 0% $111,440 99 +2.89 93 98% — — — —
Psychology 73 +15 23% 73% 1% 10% 10% 1% $85,826 100 +4.67 72 100% — — — —
Sociology 9 +5 33% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $66,794 91 +0.90 27 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $71,778 98 +2.90 40 — — — — —
Education 14 — 29% 50% 0% 14% 21% 14% $73,181 98 +2.12 44 — — — — —
Art History 7 +1 0% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $53,997 71 +0.17 5 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,541 81 +0.73 5 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,104 100 +2.94 46 — — — — —
Studio Art — +4 — — — — — — $54,098 85 +0.78 5 — — — — —
Theatre 2 +3 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $49,522 87 +0.87 3 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 164 66% 72% 7% 4% 7% 8% $121,528 99 +1.15 97 97%
Biomedical Engineering 26 — 42% 73% 0% 12% 8% 4% $105,948 77 +0.62 90 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 17 — 47% 71% 12% 0% 6% 12% $119,712 93 +1.45 96 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 22 — 50% 77% 5% 9% 5% 0% $100,910 92 +1.23 87 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 35 — 71% 60% 11% 0% 9% 14% $170,683 99 +2.53 100 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 16 — 94% 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% $129,248 83 +0.58 98 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 5 — 60% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $93,012 88 +1.05 80 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 43 — 84% 77% 5% 2% 9% 7% $102,651 73 +0.43 88 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Freeman College of Management 182 49% 76% 7% 3% 9% 3% $109,783 98 +1.16 92 95%
Accounting and Finance 21 — 52% 86% 5% 5% 5% 0% $137,694 100 +3.28 99 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 24 — 62% 75% 4% 0% 8% 8% $107,795 82 +0.88 91 — — — — —
Financial Analytics 75 — 64% 79% 9% 3% 7% 0% $113,081 82 +0.48 94 — — — — —
International Business 4 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $102,200 80 +0.82 88 — — — — —
Management Science 17 +10 59% 59% 12% 12% 6% 6% $89,363 82 +0.61 77 100% — — — —
Marketing 41 — 12% 76% 0% 0% 20% 5% $99,827 97 +1.73 86 91% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,036
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 82%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 29.9% 271 56% 80% 6% 3% 7% 3% $114,361 94 +1.10 94 97% —
Social Sciences 19.5% 177 37% 75% 1% 5% 12% 2% $96,224 99 +3.34 83 99% —
Engineering 18.1% 164 66% 72% 7% 4% 7% 8% $121,529 94 +1.15 97 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 93 25% 82% 6% 2% 5% 3% $83,638 98 +1.72 68 99% —
Humanities 8.5% 77 40% 69% 8% 4% 8% 3% $75,765 97 +1.99 51 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.9% 35 26% 71% 0% 9% 17% 0% $68,131 82 +1.32 30 94% —
Computer Science 3.3% 30 67% 60% 17% 3% 7% 10% $134,449 82 +0.28 99 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 25 52% 88% 4% 0% 4% 0% $85,930 67 +0.32 72 — —
Education 2.4% 22 18% 59% 9% 9% 14% 9% $72,671 99 +2.41 43 — —
Arts 1.3% 12 8% 58% 8% 0% 8% 0% $54,851 65 +0.61 6 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #277 66% $0 — — — 3
Engineering $1.6M #258 33% $0.4M — — — 2
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #318 67% $0 — — — 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #340 10% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #297 33% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #315 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #430 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.8M #363 46% $0.4M — — — 6

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 157 $909K $909K $0
Football 98 $7.5M $7.5M $0
Lacrosse 45 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 37 $984K $984K $0
Wrestling 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $727K $727K $0
Soccer 28 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Water Polo 17 $478K $478K $0
Basketball 15 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 10 $289K $289K $0
Golf 8 $217K $217K $0
Total 388 $17.8M $17.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 209 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Rowing 72 $774K $774K $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 30 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Field Hockey 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 19 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Water Polo 19 $503K $503K $0
Volleyball 14 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 10 $222K $222K $0
Golf 8 $227K $227K $0
Total 364 $14.5M $14.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 366 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Football 98 $7.5M $7.5M $0
Lacrosse 79 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Rowing 72 $774K $774K $0
Swimming & Diving 60 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Soccer 58 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Baseball 37 $984K $984K $0
Water Polo 36 $982K $982K $0
Basketball 34 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Wrestling 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 20 $511K $511K $0
Golf 16 $445K $445K $0
Volleyball 14 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Total 752 $38.5M $38.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 32%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 34% 38% 6%
Early Decision 62% 69% 10%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 86%
SAT Range 1170 – 1360
SAT Math Range 570 – 680
SAT RW Range 590 – 690