Bucknell Comparisons

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Bucknell University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$47,168 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$45,886 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$57,037 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$56,498 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$52,544 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$51,840 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$51,840 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$51,840 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$52,906 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$51,840 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$52,604 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$53,788 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$53,404 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$53,404 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$53,102 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$53,404 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$53,404 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$53,532 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$53,404 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Bucknell University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$874 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$36 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,566 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$5,400 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,832 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,414 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,318 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,876 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$18,826 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,007 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,172 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$14,552 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$2,162 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$2,982 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$1,892 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$11,262 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$6,602 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$25,572 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$38,482 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$9,232 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$15,000 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$46,112 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$20,307 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Bucknell University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$51,864 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$54,568 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$56,003 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$46,009 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$51,002 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$53,592 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,881 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$57,245 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$50,040 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$53,562 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$56,946 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$41,898 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,883 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,876 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$60,430 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,768 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,812 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$48,754 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$48,180 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$54,556 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,838 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$60,472 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$60,348 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$53,172 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,812 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,859 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$56,728 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$48,610 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$50,846 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$58,813 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$60,360 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$59,240 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$52,108 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$57,820 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,981 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,812 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$52,514 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$59,187 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Bucknell University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$6,136 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,016 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,124 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,582 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$290 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$562 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,502 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$205 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$32,002 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,284 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2,890 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$3,600 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$5,416 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,650 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,033 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,897 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$102 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$456 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$12,332 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2,892 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,124 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$10,756 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$2,494 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$732 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,076 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$9,041 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,218 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,660 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$14,792 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,668 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$6,812 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,582 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$3,731 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$14,522 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$268 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$10,152 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,642 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$748 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,204 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$4,262 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$446 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$20,062 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$8,538 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$2,530 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$233 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$522 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$18,702 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$14,412 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$9,462 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Bucknell University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$2,106 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$5,455 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$6,519 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$2,828 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$772 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$866 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$6,414 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$170 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$10,732 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$17,751 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$11,091 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$18,956 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$8,052 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$15,426 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$13,414 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=211291.

Last updated: August 2026