Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · Website
$93,807
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$93,807
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bucknell University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania with 3,876 undergraduates and 49 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $40,766 a year (tuition and fees $67,812). It admits 29% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $93,807 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$40,766
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,812
US median $11,837
Admission rate
29%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$93,807
Rank 64 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $40,766
- Tuition and fees
- $67,812
- Cost of attendance
- $83,756
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,980
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,276
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,679
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,165
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $55,724
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $50,152 in 2015-16 to $67,812 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1,410
- SAT reading, middle
- 675
- SAT math, middle
- 698
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 3,876
- Graduate students
- 49
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 69
- Endowment
- $1.2B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 64 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $40,766 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,812 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 29% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $78,852 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $93,807 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 90% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 91% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
69 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $25,888 | $70,946 | $108,422 | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $25,500 | $53,012 | $94,028 | $63,293 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $25,836 | $38,765 | $85,687 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $27,000 | $51,645 | $66,206 | $50,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $26,881 | $75,776 | $130,990 | $76,194 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $19,500 | $79,391 | $99,860 | $92,135 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | $90,171 | $156,885 | $109,015 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,250 | $51,120 | $76,364 | $55,000 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $26,000 | $70,868 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,798 | $46,698 | $66,963 | $55,012 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $122,651 | $92,374 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $80,231 | $95,693 | $86,517 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | $77,312 | $90,393 | $66,596 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $80,653 | $99,536 | $98,158 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $34,043 | $49,785 | $48,590 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,451 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,171 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lewisburg and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Bucknell University cost?
$40,766 a year is the average net price at Bucknell University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,812, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $83,756. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,980 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bucknell University?
29% of applicants are admitted to Bucknell University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,410 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Bucknell University graduates earn?
$93,807 a year is the median pay of former Bucknell University students who work, 10 years after they started ($78,852 after 6 years). That ranks 64 of 5,094 US colleges and 6 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) at $90,171.
How much student debt do Bucknell University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bucknell University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bucknell University?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Bucknell University finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bucknell University?
Economics (121 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (87 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (75 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 69 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.