Important Dates
Early Decision I application due
Early Decision II application due
Regular Decision application due
Early Decision I deposit due
Early Decision II deposit due
Regular Decision deposit due
Home-schooled Students
Bucknell values the perspective of home-schooled students. At Bucknell, your faculty become mentors as they challenge you to be an innovative, creative and active learner.
Home-schooled applicants submit the same application and testing as other students, but we require additional writing samples as well as SAT or ACT scores*.
We encourage home-schooled students to enroll in a college summer program during the summer before their senior year of high school, or enroll in a college course while in high school during their junior year or first semester of their senior year.
*Note: for the 2020-21 application cycle, home-schooled students may choose to be test-optional because of challenges applicants may face in taking standardized testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This policy change will be re-evaluated at the end of the 2020-21 application cycle.
Application Deadlines
| Early Decision I | Nov. 15 |
| Early Decision II and Regular Decision | Jan. 15 |
How to Apply
Start with either the Common App or Coalition App.
Common App
Coalition App
Personal essays must be submitted electronically through the application website.
Pay the non-refundable $40 application fee or request a fee waiver through the application website.
Home-schooled Student Admission Requirements
- ACT or SAT scores.*
- SAT code: 2050
- ACT code: 3528
- One graded English paper.
- One writing sample from another subject.
*Note: for the 2020-21 application cycle, home-schooled students may choose to be test-optional because of challenges applicants may face in taking standardized testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This policy change will be re-evaluated at the end of the 2020-21 application cycle.
General Admission Requirements
Foreign Language
All applicants to all of Bucknell's degree programs are required to have completed a minimum of two years of a foreign language (in the same language) in secondary school.
Note: Coursework taken prior to the 9th grade does not count toward the two-year requirement.
Mathematics
All applicants to all of Bucknell's degree programs are required to have completed a minimum of two and one-half years of college-preparatory mathematics.
Engineering applicants and applicants to sciences or mathematics majors are expected to have completed a minimum of three years of college-preparatory mathematics, but their secondary school programs should include as much work in mathematics as possible.
Science
Engineering applicants are required to have one year of either chemistry or physics; however, Bucknell strongly recommends a minimum of three years of science, including chemistry and physics.
Office of Admissions
Location
One Dent Drive
Hours
Monday – Friday:
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: Varies
Sunday: Closed