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Bucknell University

Bucknell University
1 Dent Drive
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Official telephone: (570) 577-2000
Fax number: (570) 577-3760
Website: www.bucknell.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Andrea Leithner Stauffer,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 570 577-1331
570 577-1481 (fax)
finaid@bucknell.edu
FAFSA number: 003238
CSS/PROFILE number: 2050

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $51,676; $51,676 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $284
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,084
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,656

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoJanuary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoJanuary 15
institutional non-custodial parent's statementN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
56% of first-year students
48% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
89% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
24% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
91% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
91% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$34,400 for first-year students
$31,500 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$27,400 for first-year students
$25,000 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,200 for first-year students
$5,200 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,500 for first-year students
$5,500 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$13,007 for first-year students
$11,764 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$33,689 for first-year students
$35,778 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 35%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $100 - $9,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $100 - $11,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,500
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • Tuition costs guaranteed for those who pay all four years at start of first college year.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • leadership scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $62,368
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $62,368
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 77%

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