Bucknell University's sticker price was $87,696 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $50,021 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $17,578.
What does Bucknell University cost?
$50,021 a year
What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $87,696.
For families earning under $30,000, grants took 80% off Bucknell University's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Bucknell University's own calculator can.
Compared with colleges people also look at
For families earning $48,000–75,000, Bucknell University cost more than Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster, Franklin and Marshall College and Gettysburg College.
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$44,734
average grant for students who got aid.
34%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$26,486
median federal debt at graduation.
Questions people ask
How much does Bucknell University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $17,578 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,696. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bucknell University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bucknell University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $24,370 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,696. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bucknell University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bucknell University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $27,496 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,696. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bucknell University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Deadlines: bucknell.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
Test rule: bucknell.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 4, 2026)
