Pitt vs. Gettysburg vs. Bucknell

merc81
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:13:38 +0000

You may want consider available data. Gettysburg, for example, recently graduated 41 history majors, while the larger Bucknell graduated 14:

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Gettysburg&s=all&id=212674#programs

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Bucknell&s=all&id=211291#programs

I agree, however, that the overall quality of her choices should be considered, and more students does not, by itself, define the strength of a program. Perhaps worth noting as well, USN rates all three of these schools as “more selective.”