Enrollment Trends at Bucknell

Student Population Changes

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.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

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

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

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

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

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

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

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

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Bucknell University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.