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Bucknell University

General Information

Name: Bucknell University
Address: Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone:

  • General information: (570) 577-2000
  • Financial aid office: (570) 577-1331
  • Admissions office: (570) 577-1101

Website: www.bucknell.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$36,002$32,788$30,730
Books and supplies$750$750$750
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,366$6,872$6,578
        Other expenses$982$950$942

Total expenses   
On-campus$45,100$41,360$39,000

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 54%
  • Federal grants: 9%
  • State/local grants: 8%
  • Institutional grants: 47%
  • Student loans: 42%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3076
  • State/local grants:$3004
  • Institutional grants:$18303
  • Student loans:$3441

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants9,0214,8134,208
Percent admitted33.1%30.4%36.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time30.9%31.7%30.0%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 3743
Undergraduate enrollment: 3603
First-time student retention: 94%
Overall graduation rate: 90%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 99%
    • Part Time: 1%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 48%
    • Women: 52%

White non-hispanic: 83%
Black non-hispanic: 2%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 7%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 6%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Animal Behavior and Ethology - Bachelor, Master
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Education, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
    Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
  • School Psychology - Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Geography - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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