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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · Private (nonprofit) · 3,876 students · mostly bachelor degrees
260th-cheapest of 264 Pennsylvania colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$40,766
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$83,756
Graduation rate
86%
Admission rate
29%
Median graduate earnings
$93,807
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1410
Median ACT
31
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
69 programsComputer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$156,885Accounting · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$130,990Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$122,651Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree121 grads/yr$108,422Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$99,860Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$99,536Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$95,693Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$94,028National Security Policy Studies · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$90,393Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$85,687French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$76,364Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$66,963Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$66,206English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$49,785
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.