Bucknell University

Bucknell University is a highly competitive university located along the Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg. A "Little Ivy," often compared to Colgate, Williams, and Dartmouth, it is known for having one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation and a reputation for its rigorous academic programs (especially strong in engineering and the life sciences). Student athletes compete in 27 NCAA sports.

Notable alumni

• Ted Ammon, New York financier
• Rob Andrews, U.S. representative
• Neal Blaisdell, former mayor of Honolulu
• Susan Crawford, chief judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals
• Jane Elfers, president and CEO of Lord & Taylor
• Edward Herrmann, actor
• Kenneth Langone, Home Depot co-founder
• Edward Lewis, Nobel Prize recipient
• Evan Coyne Maloney, webmaster/documentary-maker
• Christy Mathewson, Major League Baseball pitcher
• John McPherson, "Close to Home" cartoonist
• Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Television
• Philip Roth, award-winning novelist