Bucknell University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

For the application year 2024, Bucknell University recorded an overall acceptance rate of 28.9%, with 11,377 applicants and 3,291 accepted. Early action applicants enjoyed a significantly higher acceptance rate of 55.4%, accepting 666 out of 1,201 applicants, while regular decision saw a 25.7% acceptance rate (2,625 out of 10,176). This marks a decline in overall acceptance rates from 32.0% in 2023 and 32.5% in 2022, indicating a tightening of competition over recent years. The early action acceptance rate has remained strong, hovering around 55% for the past few years, suggesting a consistently favorable strategy for early applicants.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	11,377	3,291	25.7%	55.4%	28.9%
2023	11,010	3,524	29.2%	55%	32%
2022	11,707	3,811	30.6%	54.1%	32.5%
2021	11,263	3,886	32.8%	54.8%	34.5%
2020	9,890	3,712	35.8%	55.1%	37.5%
2019	9,845	3,370	32%	63.5%	34.23%
2018	10,144	3,352	31.1%	55.6%	33%
2017	10,253	3,187	29.1%	55.1%	31.07%
2016	10,487	3,138	27.6%	59.6%	29.9%
2015	10,967	2,718	22.5%	52.6%	24.7%
2014	7,864	2,416	27.5%	60.1%	30.7%

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