Faculty closeness
neutralUndergraduate focus supports direct faculty work.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Bucknell University
Bucknell combines liberal arts, engineering, and management in a primarily undergraduate residential university. Its rural setting, strong traditions, and mid-sized scale can create cohesion, while students gain more professional breadth than at many liberal-arts colleges.
- Liberal arts with engineering and management
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · Rural college-town setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 3,876
- Aggregate admission rate
- 28.9%
- Average net price
- $40,766
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Career orientation
highEngineering and management create visible professional pathways.
Community closeness
highRural residential scale supports repeated contact.
School spirit
highTraditions and athletics are visible.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Bucknell University if…
- You want engineering with liberal arts.
- You value close undergraduate teaching.
- You like a cohesive residential campus.
- You want strong school traditions.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You want a major city.
- You prefer a large research university.
- You dislike a concentrated social scene.
- You want an open curriculum.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Liberal arts with engineering and management
Students study across three undergraduate colleges and can connect technical, professional, and liberal fields.
Source: Academics
Academic choices and structure
Research and project work provide direct faculty collaboration in a primarily undergraduate setting.
Source: Undergraduate Research
A setting that shapes the experience
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Academics
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Bucknell documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Academics
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 3,876 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 28.9%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $40,766. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:22
Per 1,000 enrolled:5.5
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
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EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Academics - Bucknell University (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Undergraduate Research - Bucknell University (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Bucknell University institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Bucknell’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION