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Bucknell University, private coeducational institution of higher learning in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are available in 64 majors, in sciences, arts, business, engineering, and education, offered through three colleges: the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Freeman College of Management. Students can study abroad through the university’s programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Research facilities include an observatory and an environmental preserve. Total enrollment exceeds 3,800 undergraduates and includes about 50 graduate students.

The university was founded in 1846, the result of a movement initiated by the Northumberland Baptist Association, and named the University at Lewisburg. Women were first admitted in 1883. Three years later the name was changed to Bucknell University in honor of longtime trustee William Bucknell. The university’s 27 varsity sports teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth and baseball great Christy Mathewson are Bucknell alumni.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Mindy Johnston.