BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Bachelor's and master's degree programs are available in sciences, arts, business, engineering, and education. Students can study abroad through the university's programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Research facilities include an observatory and an environmental preserve. Total enrollment exceeds 3,600. The university was founded in 1846, the result of a movement initiated by the Northumberland Baptist Association, and named the University of Lewisburg. Women were first admitted in 1883. Three years later the name was changed to Bucknell University in honour of longtime trustee William Bucknell. Baseball great Christy Mathewson was an alumnus of Bucknell.