Bucknell University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Bucknell University

Bucknell University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,876 students of which 3,966 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Bucknell University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 28.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,410 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $40,766, with published in-state tuition of $67,812 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 86.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 93.7%. Graduates earn a median of $93,807 ten years after enrolling, compared with $78,852 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 85800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 87.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.