Bucknell University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. This university was established in the year 1846 and was originally known as the University at Lewisburg. At present, the university enrolls more than 3,000 students on an annual basis. The students of Bucknell University are offered more than 65 minor and over 47 major academic programs in subjects which include engineering, art history, management and economics. The university has the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering

The Greek Life at the university reveals a wide range of fraternities and sororities, which include Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Mu, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. Students also participate sports such as basketball, baseball, lacrosse and swimming.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, liberal arts, and science.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,759 in 2009-2010 (4,043 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bucknell provides on-campus housing for 3,058 of its 4,043 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Patriot League for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 93 male students received the aid (men were 45% of those receiving aid) and 112 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 55% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Bucknell offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (118 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (130 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (336 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (14 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (108 awarded)

• Animal Behavior and Ethology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (78 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology