Enrollment Trends at Bucknell

The student population at Bucknell University is 3,787 (3,747 undergraduate and 40 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 179 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Bucknell is 98.94% which is increased by 215 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 36 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Bucknell University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

School Home 2023 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,680 where 3,787 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

98.94% of total students is undergraduate students and 1.06% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 215 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 36 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Bucknell.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bucknell University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,608	3,532	1,687	1,845	76	36	40
2014-15	3,624 16	3,565 33	1,714 27	1,851 6	59 -17	27 -9	32 -8
2015-16	3,625 1	3,569 4	1,709 -5	1,860 9	56 -3	26 -1	30 -2
2016-17	3,626 1	3,571 2	1,758 49	1,813 -47	55 -1	28 2	27 -3
2017-18	3,678 52	3,611 40	1,784 26	1,827 14	67 12	27 -1	40 13
2018-19	3,668 -10	3,597 -14	1,762 -22	1,835 8	71 4	31 4	40 0
2019-20	3,697 29	3,627 30	1,775 13	1,852 17	70 -1	26 -5	44 4
2020-21	3,726 29	3,695 68	1,762 -13	1,933 81	31 -39	10 -16	21 -23
2021-22	3,757 31	3,724 29	1,755 -7	1,969 36	33 2	10 0	23 2
2022-23	3,787 30	3,747 23	1,797 42	1,950 -19	40 7	16 6	24 1
Average	3,680	3,624	1,750	1,874	56	24	32

Bucknell University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,624 where 3,747 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bucknell University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,532	3,504	1,677	1,827	28	10	18
2014-15	3,565	3,538	1,702	1,836	27	12	15
2015-16	3,569	3,533	1,694	1,839	36	15	21
2016-17	3,571	3,530	1,743	1,787	41	15	26
2017-18	3,611	3,585	1,772	1,813	26	12	14
2018-19	3,597	3,581	1,755	1,826	16	7	9
2019-20	3,627	3,606	1,766	1,840	21	9	12
2020-21	3,695	3,686	1,760	1,926	9	2	7
2021-22	3,724	3,715	1,753	1,962	9	2	7
2022-23	3,747	3,733	1,796	1,937	14	1	13
Average	3,624	3,624	1,742	1,859	3,624	9	14

Bucknell University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 56 where 40 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bucknell University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	76	51	29	22	25	7	18
2014-15	59	43	22	21	16	5	11
2015-16	56	44	23	21	12	3	9
2016-17	55	39	19	20	16	9	7
2017-18	67	43	21	22	24	6	18
2018-19	71	40	19	21	31	12	19
2019-20	70	37	14	23	33	12	21
2020-21	31	29	10	19	2	0	2
2021-22	33	16	4	12	17	6	11
2022-23	40	27	13	14	13	3	10
Average	56	56	17	20	56	6	13

Bucknell University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.10%. The percentage was 78.05% 10 years ago and Bucknell still has a high percentage of white students. 4.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.07% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bucknell University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	1	129	114	186	0	2,816	112
2014-15	1	126	114	187	0	2,836	124
2015-16	1	156	120	220	0	2,755	127
2016-17	1	170	124	226	0	2,720	132
2017-18	0	185	128	250	0	2,702	150
2018-19	2	204	128	249	0	2,644	161
2019-20	3	184	124	237	1	2,731	152
2020-21	2	182	146	248	1	2,789	160
2021-22	2	181	151	264	2	2,817	133
2022-23	1	173	154	274	2	2,844	138
Average	1	169	130	234	1	2,765	139

Bucknell University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Most Searched Pennsylvania Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of Pennsylvania Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | University Park
DeSales University Private, four-years | Center Valley
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, four-years | Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University Private, four-years | Pittsburgh
Bucknell University Private, four-years | Lewisburg
Villanova University Private, four-years | Villanova
Eastern University Private, four-years | Saint Davids
Temple University Public, four-years | Philadelphia
Drexel University Private, four-years | Philadelphia

compare schools

Graduate

Thomas Jefferson University Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | University Park
Lehigh University Private, four-years | Bethlehem
University of Pennsylvania Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Carnegie Mellon University Private, four-years | Pittsburgh
Widener University Private, four-years | Chester
Duquesne University Private, four-years | Pittsburgh
Villanova University Private, four-years | Villanova
Curtis Institute of Music Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Temple University Public, four-years | Philadelphia

compare schools

Online Schools

Moravian University Private, four-years | Bethlehem
University of Pennsylvania Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Lehigh Carbon Community College Public, 2-4 years | Schnecksville
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, four-years | University Park
Holy Family University Private, four-years | Philadelphia
Villanova University Private, four-years | Villanova
Thiel College Private, four-years | Greenville
Lehigh University Private, four-years | Bethlehem
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Public, four-years | Kutztown
Lafayette College Private, four-years | Easton

compare schools

Trade Schools

YTI Career Institute-York Private, 2-4 years | York
Bella Capelli Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Monroeville
Cortiva Institute Private, Less than 2-years | King of Prussia
Pennco Tech-Bristol Private, 2-4 years | Bristol
Barber School of Pittsburgh Private, Less than 2-years | Pittsburgh
YTI Career Institute-Altoona Private, 2-4 years | Altoona
CDE Career Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Tannersville
Empire Beauty School-Monroeville Private, Less than 2-years | Monroeville
Empire Beauty School-North Hills Private, Less than 2-years | Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Public, four-years | Middletown

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Bucknell

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes