2016 Class Profile

Applicants

8,291 Number of applicants
2,238 Admitted (27.0% admit rate)
930 Class total (41.6% yield)

39% Private School

61% Public High School

Academics

Average GPA 3.50

Middle 50% SAT critical reading: 580-680

Middle 50% SAT math: 620-710

Middle 50% SAT writing: 590-690

Middle 50% ACT composite: 27-31

Academic scholarships

In the Class of 2016, Bucknell welcomes:

• 18 Presidential Fellows
• 79 Deans Scholars
• 5 Clare Boothe Luce Scholars
• 32 Campus Enrichment Scholars
• 30 Arts Merit Scholars
• 33 Performing Arts Scholars

Financial Aid

50% - undergraduate students receiving financial aid from Bucknell each year

62% - undergraduate students receiving financial aid of some form

Class Diversity

The Class of 2016 represents 36 states and the District of Columbia

17.5% Pennsylvania

17.3% New England

18.2% New Jersey

14.8% New York

9.1% Western

8.4% DE/MD/VA/DC

6.6% North Central

2.9% Southern

5.2% Outside the U.S

College of Arts & Science

40% Men

60% Women

College of Engineering

67% Men

33% Women

Interests & Accomplishments

• Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Helped write an iPad app for a cyber security services company
• Won a Guitar Hero tournament
• Was her high school's mascot
• Sang with international online choir
• Won state's debate championship
• Wrote, illustrated and produced a children's book
• Served as a junior ambassador at the Philadelphia Zoo

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