The College Choice website has ranked Bucknell University’s engineering program as the 19th best in the country in its “2016 Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Engineering” list. It notes that “small classes and excellent laboratory facilities set Bucknell apart.” Bucknell is ranked ahead of notable colleges and universities such as Cornell, Princeton, Villanova, RPI, Penn State, Johns Hopkins and Columbia.
The College of Engineering is made up of six departments — biomedical, chemical, civil & environmental, computer science, electrical & computer and mechanical — which combine to offer eight degrees.