Bucknell University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, PA (town setting), with 3,846 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 32% of 11,010 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1300–1450 on the SAT and 31–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $83,790 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $38,486 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 86% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, engineering, business. The campus reported 5.88 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bucknell University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bucknell University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bucknell University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Patriot League | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $1.6M | $53,325 | 987 | |
| Baseball | Patriot League | 37 | 3 over | 4 | $984k | $26,601 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | Patriot League | 15 | at cap | 5 | $2.9M | $196,319 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | Patriot League | 19 | 4 over | 5 | $2.1M | $112,581 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Patriot League | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Patriot League | 25 | room 2 | 4 | $1.4M | $55,760 | 1000 | |
| Football | Patriot League | 98 | room 7 | 9 | $7.5M | $76,739 | 987 | |
| Men's Golf | Patriot League | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $218k | $27,203 | 980 | |
| Women's Golf | Patriot League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $228k | $28,499 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 45 | room 3 | 3 | $1.5M | $34,026 | 988 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Patriot League | 34 | room 4 | 3 | $1.5M | $43,386 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Patriot League | 72 | 4 over | 1 | $774k | $10,751 | 990 | |
| Men's Soccer | Patriot League | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.1M | $39,125 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Patriot League | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $1.5M | $67,144 | 994 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 29 | room 1 | 5 | $727k | $25,081 | 991 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Patriot League | 31 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $49,661 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Patriot League | 10 | at cap | 1 | $289k | $28,932 | 978 | |
| Women's Tennis | Patriot League | 10 | at cap | 1 | $222k | $22,223 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Patriot League | 157 | 112 over | 9 | $909k | $5,791 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Patriot League | 209 | 164 over | 9 | $1.8M | $8,740 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Patriot League | 14 | room 4 | 3 | $1.4M | $97,354 | 995 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Association (Men's) | 17 | room 7 | 2 | $478k | $28,146 | 977 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 19 | room 5 | 2 | $504k | $26,506 | 987 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 31 | 1 over | 1 | $1.1M | $36,226 | 967 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.