The student population at Bucknell University is 3,969 (3,920 undergraduate and 49 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 344 (9.49%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,743 where 3,969 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 3,969 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,625 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,625 to 3,969 students, a net gain of 344 (9.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bucknell University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,625 | 3,569 | 1,709 | 1,860 | 56 | 26 | 30 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 23 2 |
| 2022-23 | 3,787 30 | 3,747 23 | 1,797 42 | 1,950 -19 | 40 7 | 16 6 | 24 1 |
| 2023-24 | 3,892 105 | 3,846 99 | 1,816 19 | 2,030 80 | 46 6 | 18 2 | 28 4 |
| 2024-25 | 3,969 77 | 3,920 74 | 1,875 59 | 2,045 15 | 49 3 | 21 3 | 28 |
| Average | 3,743 | 3,691 | 1,779 | 1,911 | 52 | 21 | 31 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,691 where 3,920 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bucknell University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | 3,846 | 3,815 | 1,799 | 2,016 | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | 3,920 | 3,870 | 1,852 | 2,018 | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| Average | 3,691 | 3,691 | 1,769 | 1,896 | 3,691 | 10 | 15 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 52 where 49 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bucknell University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024-25 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Average | 52 | 52 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 6 | 12 |
The percentage of white students is 72.61%. The percentage was 76.00% 10 years ago and Bucknell still has a high percentage of white students. 4.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.16% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.92% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.00% to 72.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.30% to 4.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.31% to 4.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.07% to 8.92%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4594 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4145 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bucknell University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 177 | 169 | 307 | 1 | 2,873 | 152 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 173 | 165 | 354 | 3 | 2,882 | 165 |
| Average | 1 | 179 | 141 | 263 | 1 | 2,776 | 147 |
Bucknell University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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