Scholarships
Bucknell’s need for financial aid
An important indicator of a university's success is its ability to attract and educate the best students, regardless of their family's financial capacity.
Nearly half of all Bucknell students rely on institutional financial aid in order to attend the university. In fact, 65 percent of all undergraduates fund a portion or all of their tuition and fees through scholarships, grants, and loans.
Funds for institutional financial aid are gathered from scholarship endowments and restricted Annual Fund dollars. A strong portion of the university's revenues from endowment income and unrestricted Annual Fund contributions also are used for financial aid.
Colleges and universities now use financial aid as an important tool to compete for students. Families carefully compare the aid packages they receive from competing institutions. Often, the amount of aid they're awarded - particularly the amount offered in direct grants rather than loans - is the determining factor in college selection.
To meet those needs, it is crucial that the university continues to significantly increase endowed scholarship funds as well as annual gifts earmarked for financial aid. By increasing our financial aid funding, we will be able to compete successfully for students and remain accessible to families of all economic backgrounds.
