Celebrating Liberal Arts

A Lifetime of Success

Why liberal arts alumni are the most satisfied with their college education

Preparing for a lifetime of success
Two recent studies show Bucknell University graduates, and alumni of liberal arts institutions across the country, place a high value on their investment in a college education. (full story)

You're hired: Down economy doesn't stop Bucknell's 2011 graduates from finding jobs
Bucknell University alumni are finding their investment in a Bucknell education is paying off. A new report shows 97 percent of Bucknell's Class of 2011 was placed within nine months of graduation. (full story)

Outstanding achievement in the liberal arts
Bucknell's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honorary society, inducted 43 new members at a ceremony Friday at the Campus Theatre. Members are selected for scholastic achievement, intellectual honesty, and evidence of a broad range of intellectual interests in the liberal arts. (full story)

Liberal arts college alumni more satisfied with their education
A report commissioned by the Annapolis Group, a consortium of 130 leading liberal arts colleges, reveals that alumni of private liberal arts colleges believe their education has dramatically benefited their lives and careers. (full story)

What Others are Saying About a Liberal Arts Education

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A Liberal Education: Preparation for Career Success
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What Matters in College After College

"The study findings ultimately address three of the big questions in the current discussion about higher education: Is it worth the cost? Does residential learning matter now that the Internet seems to be making online courses and for-profit education viable models for college learning? And, with the economy a mess, does a college degree really make a difference in the job hunt? This study shows that alumni generally, but especially alumni of smaller, private, residential liberal arts colleges, offer a strong and demonstrable yes." -- Jim Day, Hardwick Day

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77% of liberal arts alumni* rate their undergraduate experience as "excellent," the highest of any group of college graduates.

94% of liberal arts alumni* feel "better prepared" than other college alumni for life after graduation.

63% of liberal arts alumni* participate in service learning, more than any other group of college graduates.

95% of liberal arts alumni* say they benefited "very much" from a majority of classes taught by professors, more than any other group of graduates.

72% of liberal arts alumni* say they are "completely satisfied" with the quality of their education, at least 14% more than any other group of college graduates

*Based on a 2011 national study of public and private university and college alumni. See below for highlights and the full study.

Faculty Spotlight

The Value and Impact of the College Experience

A Comparative Study

The Annapolis Comparative Alumni Research explores how graduates assessed those elements of their college experience that scholarly research has determined are the most educationally effective - mainly the level of engagement across academic, co-curricular and extracurricular programs, with professors and other students.

Celebrating Liberal Arts

A Lifetime of Success

Why liberal arts alumni are the most satisfied with their college education

What Others are Saying About a Liberal Arts Education

What Matters in College After College

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