Standardized Tests

Each applicant for undergraduate admission is required to take either the SAT or the ACT examination. Each applicant is required to complete either of these tests in the junior year or in the fall of the senior year. SAT Subject Tests are not required. Information on the SAT is available at www.sat.org , and on the ACT at www.actstudent.org . Test results must be sent directly from a test organization to Bucknell University (SAT code 2050 and ACT code 3528).

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic examination unless all secondary school instruction received is in English. The minimum recommended TOEFL score is 600 on the paper-based exam (PBT) or 100 on the Internet-based exam (iBT). The minimum recommended score is 7 on the IELTS and 68 on the PTE Academic exam. Information on the TOEFL is available at www.toefl.org , the IELTS at www.ielts.org , and the PTE Academic at www.pearsonpte.com . Test results must be sent directly from a test organization to Bucknell University.