Bucknell University
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Former names
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University at Lewisburg |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1846 |
| Endowment | $722.4 million (2016) |
| President | John C. Bravman |
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Academic staff
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372 (full-time) |
| Students | 3,624 |
| Undergraduates | 3,565 |
| Postgraduates | 59 |
| Location |
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°57′17″N 76°53′01″W / 40.9546°N 76.8836°WCoordinates: 40°57′17″N 76°53′01″W / 40.9546°N 76.8836°W |
| Campus | Rural, 445 acres (180 ha) |
| Colors | Orange and Blue |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I |
| Nickname | Bison |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 49 |
| Liberal arts colleges | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 32 |
| Washington Monthly | 27 |
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the town of Lewisburg, in central Pennsylvania, United States. The university consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, and the College of Engineering. Bucknell was founded in 1846, and features programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, engineering, management, education, and music, as well as programs and pre-professional advising that prepare students for study in law and medicine. It offers nearly 50 majors and over 60 minors.
It is primarily an undergraduate school (with about 3,600 students), and has about 50 graduate students. Students come from all 50 states and from more than 66 countries. Bucknell has nearly 200 student organizations and a large Greek presence. The school's mascot is Bucky the Bison and the school is a member of the Patriot League in NCAA Division I athletics.
Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, Bucknell traces its origination to a group of Baptists from White Deer Valley Baptist Church who deemed it "desirable that a Literary Institution should be established in Central Pennsylvania, embracing a High School for male pupils, another for females, a College and also a Theological Institution."
The group's efforts for the institution began to crystallize in 1845, when Stephen William Taylor, a professor at Madison University (now Colgate University) in Hamilton, New York, was asked to prepare a charter and act as general agent for the development of the university. The charter for the University at Lewisburg, granted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and approved by the governor on February 5, 1846, carried one stipulation–that $100,000 ($2,665,556 today) be raised before the new institution would be granted full corporate status. More than 4,000 subscribers ultimately contributed, including a small boy who gave 12 cents ($3 today).
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