The report urged colleges and universities to control price and expenses, and to communicate better about their financial circumstances and the relationship between cost and price. Bucknell is responding to this request in several ways. We have controlled our tuition and fee increases through cost containment in administrative areas of the university not directly associated with the quality of our educational programs. We also have increased nontuition sources of revenue especially through greater success in fundraising which has allowed us to reduce our dependency on tuition revenues. It is vital that we remain affordable to students, but at the same time we must continue to improve the quality of the undergraduate experience if we are to remain competitive with other prestigious colleges and universities.
Studies point out that parents and students want, above all, the best education possible.
Bucknell will continue to attract students as long as we continue to deliver exceptional educational value.