Student Population at Bucknell

Total Enrollment

3,969

Undergraduate

3,920

Graduate

Men Students

1,896

Women Students

2,073

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,969 students have enrolled at Bucknell University - 3,920 undergraduate and 49 graduate.

By gender, 1,896 male and 2,073 female students are attending Bucknell University. By attendance status, there are 3,902 full-time students and 67 part-time students.

The number of students at Bucknell University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Richmond and Carleton College, its population is very large (average population is 2,531).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Bucknell's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.

Bucknell has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,531 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (2,751 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Bucknell University	3,969	3,920	49
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,531	2,369	488
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania	2,751	2,277	1,010

The below chart compares the student population between Bucknell University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,896 male and 2,073 female students attending Bucknell. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bucknell.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bucknell
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,920	3,870	50
Men	1,875	1,852	23
Women	2,045	2,018	27

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bucknell
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	49	32	17
Men	21	14	7
Women	28	18	10

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,882 White students (72.61%) and 354 Hispanic students (8.92%) at Bucknell University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bucknell University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bucknell University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	172	72	100
Black or African American	163	93	70
Hispanic	353	167	186
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	2,860	1,352	1,508
Two or More Races	164	70	94
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	23	11	12
Total	3,920	1,875	2,045

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bucknell University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black or African American	2	1	1
Hispanic	1	1	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	22	7	15
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	49	21	28

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,897 students whose age under twenty five and 31 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bucknell University.

Especially, 70 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bucknell University.

Population by Student Age at Bucknell University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,920	1,875	2,045
Under 18	70	18	52
18-19	1,832	824	1,008
20-21	1,783	881	902
22-24	186	127	59
25-29	17	11	6
30-34	6	2	4
35-39	6	1	5
40-49	6	2	4
50-64	3	0	3
unknown	11	9	2
Total	3,920	1,875	2,045

Population by Student Age at Bucknell University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	49	21	28
22-24	26	10	16
25-29	13	5	8
30-34	5	3	2
35-39	3	2	1
40-49	1	1	0
50-64	1	0	1
Total	49	21	28