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Bucknell University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach Regional

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%

From State 19%

From Region 41%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 28%

Humanities & Social Sciences 27%

Engineering 19%

Life & Natural Sciences 16%

Computer Science 3%

Education 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 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 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)

Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 32%

Yield (Unbound) 12%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$2M	#274
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#340
Life & Natural Sciences	$3M	#357

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 39%

SAT Range 1340 – 1440

SAT Math Range 660 – 740

SAT RW Range 650 – 730

ACT Range 30 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	540	39% / 61%	4%	$77,336		95%
Computer Science	24 +5	71% / 29%	21%	$120,198	98	100%
Applied Mathematics	5 —	60% / 40%	60%	$96,448	90	—
Chemistry	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$68,395	48	—
Geosciences	3 +1	67% / 33%	0%	$68,380	48	—
Mathematics	6 +2	17% / 83%	0%	$84,574	80	—
Mathematics and Statistics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$96,565	90	—
Physics	5 —	100% / 0%	60%	$81,161	75	—
Animal Behavior and Ethology	13 +1	8% / 92%	0%	$58,683	21	—
Biochemistry	14 —	36% / 64%	0%	$72,359	59	—
Biology	67 +3	22% / 78%	3%	$72,196	58	89%
Biophysics	3 —	67% / 33%	33%	$74,663	64	—
Environmental Science	5 +7	80% / 20%	20%	$65,624	40	94%
Environmental Studies	11 +7	55% / 45%	0%	$65,624	40	94%
Neuroscience	23 —	9% / 91%	9%	$71,610	57	—
Economics	69 +17	72% / 28%	1%	$101,580	93	96%
Quantitative Economics	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$101,580	93	96%
African Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$69,045	50	—
Anthropology	3 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$67,874	47	—
Arabic	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$80,499	74	—
Classics	— +8	—	—	$79,396	72	—
Creative Writing	13 +5	38% / 62%	0%	$63,043	33	100%
East Asian Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$69,619	52	—
English	17 +4	18% / 82%	0%	$61,250	28	100%
French	1 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$80,998	75	93%
Geography	2 +2	50% / 50%	0%	$73,619	61	—
History	7 +2	57% / 43%	0%	$84,411	80	100%
Interdisciplinary Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$70,426	54	—
International Relations	32 —	38% / 62%	3%	$77,668	69	88%
Italian Studies	4 +6	25% / 75%	0%	$69,112	50	—
Linguistics	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$80,589	74	—
Philosophy	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$69,457	51	—
Political Science	62 +13	40% / 60%	0%	$87,169	83	100%
Psychology	69 +15	20% / 80%	1%	$61,400	28	93%
Religion	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$66,260	42	—
Russian	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$80,547	74	—
Sociology	8 +3	38% / 62%	0%	$66,041	42	96%
Spanish	2 +12	100% / 0%	0%	$80,998	75	93%
Women's and Gender Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$67,212	45	—
Early Childhood Education	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$55,350	13	—
Education	15 —	40% / 60%	0%	$57,606	18	—
Art History	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$51,581	8	—
Music	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$47,085	4	—
Music Education	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$58,168	19	—
Studio Art	5 +2	60% / 40%	20%	$51,771	8	—
Theatre	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$43,463	3	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	160	66% / 34%	9%	$104,533		99%
Biomedical Engineering	17 —	35% / 65%	0%	$101,512	93	—
Chemical Engineering	29 —	55% / 45%	3%	$110,838	96	100%
Civil Engineering	29 —	76% / 24%	10%	$88,296	84	100%
Computer Engineering	20 —	85% / 15%	25%	$140,705	99	94%
Electrical Engineering	12 —	75% / 25%	25%	$106,972	95	—
Environmental Engineering	11 —	36% / 64%	9%	$85,125	80	—
Mechanical Engineering	42 —	76% / 24%	5%	$99,777	92	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Freeman College of Management	160	48% / 52%	1%	$107,633		92%
Accounting and Finance	70 —	66% / 34%	0%	$121,826	98	93%
Business Administration	3 +6	0% / 100%	0%	$87,854	83	100%
Business Analytics	25 —	40% / 60%	8%	$94,208	88	—
International Business	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$93,885	88	—
Management Science	13 —	38% / 62%	0%	$100,323	92	—
Marketing	40 —	32% / 68%	0%	$98,141	91	91%