Meet Bucknell University
At Bucknell University, we do more than most liberal arts universities can.
We bring together top liberal arts and professional programs from among our three colleges — Arts & Sciences, Engineering and the Freeman College of Management — and pair them with unparalleled beyond-the-classroom and living-learning experiences to unlock limitless possibilities for our students and faculty researchers.
We are leaders and advocates, game-changing researchers, reformers and trailblazers who say "yes" to the unknown. At Bucknell University, we do more.
Three Centers of Excellence Launched in 2023-24
The Center for Access & Success provides a cohesive system of support for students enrolled in Bucknell's five national and signature pathway scholarship programs.
Center for Access & Success
The Dominguez Center for Data Science prepares students to solve global problems in a digital age and integrates data science into programs across the University.
Dominguez Center for Data Science
The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation serves as a catalyst to help students develop a resilient, resourceful, curious and solutions-focused mindset.
Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Plan for Bucknell 2025
Strategic Planning
Endorsed by the faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees in 2019, The Plan for Bucknell 2025 is the University's roadmap for building a thriving, inclusive and sustainable future. With intent to build upon Bucknell's institutional points of pride, the plan establishes a pathway for Bucknell to further distinguish itself among its peer and aspirant institutions and ensure a sustainable and vibrant future.
Bucknell at a Glance
Faculty:
360+
Average class size:
20
Worldwide Alumni:
56,000
Academic Majors:
64
Student-faculty ratio:
9:1
Classes taught by faculty:
100%
Rankings
Rank among national liberal arts colleges (U.S. News & World Report 2023)
Rank among undergraduate engineering programs where a doctorate is not offered (U.S. News & World Report 2023)
Rank among undergraduate U.S. business schools (Poets&Quants 2024)
NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate Rank
Dig Deeper Into the Data
View our interactive Bucknell dashboards to browse data about admissions, enrollment, retention, our faculty, student experiences and more. In the interest of ease and transparency, we also make available our annual institutional common data sets for the last decade.
Bucknell on the National Stage
A year of highlights from Bucknell experts in the world's most important media outlets
LEADING THE CONVERSATION
Our invitation-only annual gathering for members of the national media and leaders of prestigious colleges and universities
THE PRESIDENTS DINNER
Bucknell's marquee speaker series, bringing national leaders, scholars and commentators to our campus
THE BUCKNELL FORUM
Stories of the newsmakers, innovation drivers and research leaders comprising our 360+ member faculty
FACULTY STORIES
