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Bucknell University

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Lewisburg, PA

Population 80,000

Website http://www.bucknell.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,818

Men / Women 48% / 52%

White 63%

Hispanic 7%

Asian 4%

International 4%

Black 3%

Mixed 3%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 28%

Humanities & Social Sciences 27%

Engineering, Computing & Math 23%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Education 3%

Arts 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,812

Est. Cost of Attendance $83,756

10-Year ROI $217,000

ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%

4-Year Graduation Rate 82%

6-Year Graduation Rate 86%

Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 235 (27th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 32%

Yield (Unbound) 12%

Early Decision Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$2M	#278
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#344
Life & Natural Sciences	$3M	#364

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 39%

SAT Range 1,310 – 1,470

ACT Range 30 – 33

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences	540	39% / 61%	4%	$80,506
Applied Mathematics	5 —	60% / 40%	60%	—
Computer Science	24 +5	71% / 29%	21%	—
Mathematics	6 +2	17% / 83%	0%	—
Mathematics and Statistics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Physics	5 —	100% / 0%	60%	—
Animal Behavior and Ethology	13 +1	8% / 92%	0%	—
Biochemistry	14 —	36% / 64%	0%	—
Biology	67 +3	22% / 78%	3%	$73,669
Biophysics	3 —	67% / 33%	33%	—
Chemistry	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	—
Environmental Science	5 +7	80% / 20%	20%	—
Environmental Studies	11 +7	55% / 45%	0%	—
Geosciences	3 +1	67% / 33%	0%	—
Neuroscience	23 —	9% / 91%	9%	—
Economics	69 +17	72% / 28%	1%	$103,653
Quantitative Economics	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$103,653
African Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Anthropology	3 +2	0% / 100%	0%	—
Arabic	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	—
Classics
Creative Writing	13 +5	38% / 62%	0%	$64,330
East Asian Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
English	17 +4	18% / 82%	0%	$62,500
French	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$82,651
Geography	2 +2	50% / 50%	0%	—
History	7 +2	57% / 43%	0%	$86,134
Interdisciplinary Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
International Relations	32 —	38% / 62%	3%	$79,253
Italian Studies	4 +6	25% / 75%	0%	—
Linguistics	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	—
Philosophy	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	—
Political Science	62 +13	40% / 60%	0%	$88,948
Psychology	69 +15	20% / 80%	1%	$62,653
Religion	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Russian	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Sociology	8 +3	38% / 62%	0%	$67,389
Spanish	2 +12	100% / 0%	0%	$82,651
Women's and Gender Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Early Childhood Education	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	—
Education	15 —	40% / 60%	0%	—
Art History	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Music	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Music Education	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	—
Studio Art	5 +2	60% / 40%	20%	—
Theatre	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering	160	66% / 34%	9%	$108,670
Biomedical Engineering	17 —	35% / 65%	0%	—
Chemical Engineering	29 —	55% / 45%	3%	$113,100
Civil Engineering	29 —	76% / 24%	10%	$90,098
Computer Engineering	20 —	85% / 15%	25%	$143,577
Electrical Engineering	12 —	75% / 25%	25%	—
Environmental Engineering	11 —	36% / 64%	9%	—
Mechanical Engineering	42 —	76% / 24%	5%	$101,813

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Freeman College of Management	160	48% / 52%	1%	$114,836
Accounting and Finance	70 —	66% / 34%	0%	$124,312
Business Administration	3 +6	0% / 100%	0%	$89,647
Business Analytics	25 —	40% / 60%	8%	—
International Business	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	—
Management Science	13 —	38% / 62%	0%	—
Marketing	40 —	32% / 68%	0%	$100,144