Bucknell Gets High Marks in Engineering, Innovation from 'U.S. News & World Report'
Bucknell University achieved one of its highest rankings on the Best Undergraduate Engineering — Non-Doctorate list, ranking 5th, in the new U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings, published Tuesday. Bucknell also ranked 6th among Most Innovative Schools — National Liberal Arts Colleges.
In addition to its overall Engineering ranking, Bucknell was 4th in Mechanical Engineering, 5th in Civil Engineering, tied for 5th in Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering, and tied for 6th in Computer Engineering. U.S. News does not now provide rankings at non-Ph.D. granting institution for Chemical, Biomedical, and Environmental Engineering.
The University also ranked in the top 20 in First-year Experiences, ranking 17th.
Overall, Bucknell tied for 31st among National Liberal Arts Colleges in the rankings.
The 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings report was calculated using 17 factors. More than half of a school's rank now comprises varying outcome measures related to schools' success at enrolling, retaining and graduating students from different backgrounds with manageable debt and postgraduation success.
Information presented in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings was collected during the spring and summer of 2024 via U.S. News' annual online statistical survey of colleges. In total, U.S. News has collected data on more than 1,800 institutions.
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