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College Snapshot: Bucknell University (private college)

5/14/2019

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 ​​Location: Lewisburg, PA (~3 hours to NYC, DC or Philadelphia)
 
Total Enrollment:
                3,611 Undergraduate students
                60 Graduate Students
                92% of freshman return as sophomores
                84% of students graduate within 4 years
 
Estimated Cost of Attendance (2018-19)
                Tuition & Fees: $ 56,092/year
                Room & Board: $13,662/year
                Total (of above): $69,754/year
 
Incoming Freshman Profile (Class of 2022): 
                29.4% admittance rate (973 enrolled)
                3.55 Average GPA (4.0 scale)
                620-690 Average SAT Score (Middle 50% Evidence-Based Reading & Writing)
                630-730 Average SAT Score (Middle 50% Math)
                28-32 Average ACT Score (Middle 50% Composite)
                46 Countries, 30 US States and the District of Columbia Represented
                20.8% Students of Color
                10.9% First-Generation Students
 
Faculty-to-Student Ratio:  9:1
 
Academics:
                College of Arts & Sciences (48 majors)
                Freeman College of Management (5 majors)       
                College of Engineering (8 majors)
                College of Engineering (5-Year Dual-Degree Programs) (3 majors)
                70 Minors
                12 Graduate Programs (not including the 5 Year Engineering program above)
                All classes faculty taught
                2 15-week semesters, 1 6-week summer session
 
Athletics:
                Division I, Patriot League
                27 Varsity Teams (13 men’s, 14 women’s)
                89% Athlete Graduation Rate
 
Application Type & Deadlines:
                Use Common Application or Coalition Application
                $40 Application Fee
                Early Decision I: November 15th Deadline (Decision by December 15th)
                Early Decision II: January 15th Deadline (Decision by February 15th)
                Regular Decision: January 15th Deadline (Decision by last week of March or on April 1st)
 
Financial Aid:
                Fill out FAFSA plus CSS Profile
                52% of Undergraduate Students receive financial aid from Bucknell
              $37,500/year Average Total Need-Based Package for a Students (includes grants, scholarships, loans                  and student employment)
 
Other Highlights:
  • Bucknell will go test optional in fall of 2019 over a 5-year pilot program to see how it works for their admissions process. *with the exception of homeschoolers, international students and athletic recruits
  • Students have strong relationships with professors
  • Students gain real world experiences through classes and internships
  • More rural setting—small town
  • 50% of students participate in Greek Life
  • 200+ Student-Run Organizations & 10 Intramural options
  • 91% of Students live on campus
  • 49% Study Abroad
  • 78% Participate in Community Service/Volunteer Work
  • 450 acres with more than 100 facilities, including a university center, poetry center, teaching and learning center, environmental center, chapel, stadium, writing center, observatory, theatres, performing arts center, multicultural center, student health center, recital hall, Olympic-size pool, fitness center, sports pavilion, 18-hole golf course and instructional golf facility
 
Did you go to Bucknell or have had an experience with it? Tell us about it in the comments below.
Bucknell University Website
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