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General Information
- Address:
Bucknell University
Moore Ave.
Lewisburg, PA 17837- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1846
- Web Site:
www.bucknell.edu
- Main Phone:
(570) 577-2000
- Admissions Phone:
(570) 577-1101
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
3,420
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
34
- Total Male Undergraduates:
1,729
- Total Female Undergraduates:
1,725
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
36%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
49%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
35%
- Total Applicants:
8,324
- Total Acceptances:
3,033
- Freshman Enrollment:
907
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
30%
- Early Decision Available?
yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Early Decision Deadline:
November 15
- Early Decision Notification:
December 15
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 1
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 1
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on a Waiting List:
1,862
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
652
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
69
- Transfer Applications Received:
117
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
69
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
28
- Transfer Applicantion Acceptance Rate:
59%
- Admissions E-Mail:
admissions@bucknell.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.bucknell.edu/admissions
- Common Application Accepted?
yes
- Supplemental Forms?
yes
- SAT I or ACT Required?
yes, either
- First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
92%
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1230–1380
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
600–670
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
630–710
- Retention Rate:
95%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
64%
- Application Fee:
$60
Financial Information
- Tuition:
$32,788
- Room and Board:
$6,872
- Books and Supplies:
$750
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$20,000
- Students Who Applied For Financial Aid:
54%
- Students Who Received Aid:
51%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
January 1
- Financial Aid Phone:
(570) 577-1331
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
finaid@bucknell.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.departments.bucknell.
edu/financial_aid
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