Bucknell University’s Kenneth W. Freeman College of Management finished at No. 38 in P&Q’s 2026 ranking of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the U.S. In the ranking’s three methodological categories, Freeman finished 34th in Admission Standards, 68th in Career Outcomes, and 20th in Academic Experience. Freeman reported a 25% acceptance rate, an average SAT of 1,372, and an average GPA of 3.6. For the most recent reported graduating class, Freeman posted a 91% internship rate, an 83.9% employment rate within three months of graduation, and an average starting salary of $80,576; 43% of graduates reported an average signing bonus of $7,723. Its top recent employers included EY, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, RSM, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, KPMG, Protiviti, PNC, and Trane Technologies.
CURRICULUM
The Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University integrates a liberal arts foundation with a rigorous management education, ensuring students develop broad intellectual skills alongside technical business expertise. Students pursue five majors: Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, Management & Organizations, and Markets, Innovation & Design. Additionally, all Bucknell students complete three designated writing courses — one W1 and two W2 courses — to strengthen communication skills across the curriculum. Within Management & Organizations, students can pursue concentrations in entrepreneurship, global management, human resource management, managing for sustainability, or another area of their choosing.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AT THE HEART OF LEARNING
Many of the experiential learning opportunities at Bucknell have a strong element of community engagement. In Management 101, students form real social enterprises and partner with local nonprofit organizations to create and implement meaningful community service projects, designing and selling products to fund that work. Freeman also builds hands-on learning early through Freeman Fellows, its first-year mentoring program, while broader experiential and study-away offerings give students opportunities to connect classroom learning with organizations and communities in the U.S. and abroad.
STRONG ALUMNI SUPPORT
Bucknell has a tight-knit and supportive alumni network, with the school reporting an undergraduate business alumni base of 7,131. Freeman gives students multiple ways to tap into that network through Freeman Week & the Business Trends Summit, the Walling Lecture Series, the Beyond Bucknell Speaker Series, and regular coffee hours and lunches that bring alumni, executives, scholars, and other professionals to campus. The Bucknell education goes beyond business: it blends liberal arts breadth, experiential learning, and professional relationship-building in a way that gives students both perspective and access.
ALUMNI SAY
Alumni praise Bucknell for its close faculty support, hands-on project work with real organizations, meaningful research opportunities, and a community that continues to open doors after graduation.
