Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit28.9%
Acceptance rate
1,389
SAT Average
$40,429
Avg net price
3,818
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 906Master’s 19 |
| Bachelor’s 190Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 164Master’s 8 |
| Bachelor’s 112Master’s 6 |
| Bachelor’s 102Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 83Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 73Master’s 1 |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 2 |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 0 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s 2 |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 0 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 0 |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Patriot League
Projected sponsored sports27
Athletic participation
752 unique student-athletes · 23 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 10
Regular Decision
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 10
Outstanding Financial Aid Documents due May 5
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $67,446
- Required fees
- $366
- Food and housing
- $16,924
- Books and supplies
- $900
- Other expenses
- $2,060
- Total
- $87,696
- $75,4002019–2019–20
- $75,9222020–2120–21
- $77,7402021–2221–22
- $80,1702022–2322–23
- $83,7902023–2423–24
- $87,6962024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $40,429 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 43%
- Average share of need met
- 93%
- Average need-based grant
- $51,981
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Bucknell University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Bucknell University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Bucknell University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Bucknell University admits in-state applicants at 36.7%, out-of-state applicants at 40.9%, and international applicants at 5.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,037 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 57% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 26%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
68% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
18% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Bucknell University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 18% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.58
High-school class rank
Among the 18% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Bucknell University rates 6 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
Bucknell University leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Bucknell University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $40,429 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 449 of 1,037 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Bucknell University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Bucknell University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.8% of Bucknell University’s first-years return for a second year and 86.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03