Bucknell University Acceptance Rate
Bucknell University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 32.0%, with 11,010 applicants and 3,524 admitted. Early Action (EA) had no applicants or accepted students, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate also matched the overall at 32.0%. The waitlist acceptance rate is notably low at 0.04%, with only 1 out of 2,714 offered a spot. For transfers, the acceptance rate is 20.62%, with an average GPA of 3.4 among 233 applicants. Historical data indicates a declining trend in overall acceptance rates from a high of 37.53% in 2021 to the current 32.0%.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 11,010
Accepted Applicants: 3,524
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
For the application year 2024, Bucknell University maintained an acceptance rate of 32.0%, with 11,010 applicants and 3,524 admissions. This rate is slightly lower than the 32.56% acceptance rate in 2023, which saw 11,707 applicants and 3,811 accepted students. Over the past few years, acceptance rates have shown a downward trend from 35.0% in 2022 to 37.53% in 2021. Additionally, the overall rate has fluctuated between 24.78% in 2016 and 37.53% in 2021, indicating increasing competitiveness in the admissions process.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Bucknell University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is a mere 0.04%, with only 1 out of 2714 wait-listed applicants being accepted. This marks a decline from the previous year (2023), where the acceptance rate was 0.08%, again with just 1 admission out of 1233 offers. Historically, from 2020 to 2022, Bucknell had no admissions from the wait list, leading to a 0% acceptance rate over those years. The significant increase in the number of applicants offered a place on the wait list in 2024, but with a lower success rate, illustrates the heightened competitiveness and uncertainty surrounding Bucknell's admissions process.
2714
Offered a Place
1
Admitted
0.04%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Bucknell University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 20.62%, with 48 out of 233 applicants being accepted. This rate has declined from 24.0% in the previous year (2023), where 59 out of 246 applicants were accepted. Notably, there were no accepted applicants reported in the years 2020 and 2021, indicating a significant variability in the transfer admissions landscape. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.4, highlighting Bucknell's focus on maintaining a rigorous academic standard.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 233
Accepted Applicants: 48
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.65
SAT
1170-1360
Math: 580-690
Reading: 580-680
ACT
25-32
Math: 26-31
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| White | 74.62% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.96% |
| Black/African American | 4.37% |
| Asian | 4.53% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.03% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.03% |
| Two or more races | 3.98% |
| Other | 0.05% |
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