Bucknell sits above the Susquehanna River in Lewisburg, a small Pennsylvania town with a Victorian main street and an art deco cinema. It was founded in 1846. Unusually for a school this size, it combines a liberal arts college with a college of engineering and a school of management, and those two draw many international students. Research with faculty often starts in the first or second year.
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Official website: bucknell.edu
1846
Private liberal arts university
Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Management
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
$66,000 – $70,000
Tuition and fees before financial aid
$16,000 – $19,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on bucknell.edu before you apply.
BS Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0
BS Chemical Engineering
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0
BS Computer Science and Engineering
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0
BSBA Accounting and Financial Management
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0
BA Economics
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
TOEFL: 100, IELTS: 7.0
Engineering and management inside a liberal arts setting.
Undergraduate research with faculty from early on.
A riverside campus in a small, walkable town.
Engineering graduates join firms across the Northeast or go on to graduate school.
Management graduates work in finance and consulting in New York and Philadelphia.
F-1 graduates can apply for OPT, with STEM extensions for engineering.
Undergrad
Main intake
Postgrad
No PG intake
Lewisburg's Market Street runs from campus down to the Susquehanna, with cafés, bookshops and the art deco Campus Theatre along the way.
The town is quiet and green. Philadelphia and New York are about three hours by car, and most students live on campus all four years.
Form I-20 issued by Bucknell University
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
Early decision closes in November, with a second early round and regular decision in January. International applicants use the Common App and should apply for aid at the same time.
All first-year students start in August.
It's the F-1 student visa. Get your I-20 from Bucknell University first (they need your deposit and bank documents), then pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and attend the visa interview. Book the interview early in peak season.
Mechanical, chemical and computer engineering, accounting and financial management, and economics are popular. Admission is selective and looks at school results, essays and recommendations. Non-native speakers usually need TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.0.
Bucknell offers need-based aid and some merit scholarships to international students, but aid is limited and asking for it can affect admission. Apply for aid when you apply.
