Parent here with both a recent Colgate grad and a Bucknell Grad.
They are very similar schools. Colgate is a bit higher ranked in UsNews and its students have a bit higher stats.
Bucknell has a larger student body and has two highly ranked professional schools, Engineering and Business.
Both have beautiful campuses in small towns. Bucknell has a lot more shopping closer by.
Both are heavily Greek. My S did join a frat at Colgate but his cousin did not join a sorority. Both had lots
of friends. D2 did not join a sorority at Bucknell. She still had lots of friends. Both S and D2 were involved in thing not Greek based.
I think both schools are great. Would not recommend one over the other.