We ran the number for many schools using MyIntuition, and Bucknell was significantly more expensive than any other school we checked. We decided against visiting it after that.

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Anonymous wrote:Bucknell is still accepting freshman applications too.

This really, really surprised me. I know some of us joke about Bucknell on this forum, but I’ve always considered it a respected and desired school. At least in the 1980s (a long time ago) in my area in the mid-Atlantic, it was seen as on par with the NESCAC schools.
I remember reading an article around the time of the pandemic that quoted the Bucknell admissions director as being surprised that they had to go to the waitlist for the first time in recent memory. The article went on to say that the school Bucknell loses the most students to is Penn State, not another expensive liberal arts college. Not meeting their freshman class enrollment goals could indicate that the price has finally exceeded what enough families are willing to pay, especially this year with all the economic uncertainty.
I know Franklin and Marshall recently started offering merit aid; I wonder if Bucknell will need to follow suit.
Small schools in remote locations also seem to be less popular with today’s students.

That's why you see schools like Villanova, BC, Georgetown, crushing those like Bucknell. This should be a major red flag for a school like Bucknell.

No longer are there enough B+, A- students who want to go there versus somewhere more vibrant like Boston, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC.

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell is still accepting freshman applications too.

This really, really surprised me. I know some of us joke about Bucknell on this forum, but I’ve always considered it a respected and desired school. At least in the 1980s (a long time ago) in my area in the mid-Atlantic, it was seen as on par with the NESCAC schools.
I remember reading an article around the time of the pandemic that quoted the Bucknell admissions director as being surprised that they had to go to the waitlist for the first time in recent memory. The article went on to say that the school Bucknell loses the most students to is Penn State, not another expensive liberal arts college. Not meeting their freshman class enrollment goals could indicate that the price has finally exceeded what enough families are willing to pay, especially this year with all the economic uncertainty.
I know Franklin and Marshall recently started offering merit aid; I wonder if Bucknell will need to follow suit.
Small schools in remote locations also seem to be less popular with today’s students.

& so is St A

Bucknell is still accepting freshman applications too.

Anonymous wrote:New additions include Hampden-Sydney, UMASS Boston, Whitman College, Salisbury, Simmons, Sweet Briar, and University of Colorado Boulder (transfers.)

It’s interesting that Whitman has yield issues while meeting full need. A bit of a hidden gem for sure.

This list has been around for decades.

Nothing new here. Maybe a few more schools, that's all.