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Bowdoin College Overview

Located in Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Bowdoin is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Bowdoin College Known For?

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$48,671 Avg Cost After Aid
9% Acceptance Rate
  • Bowdoin has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Bowdoin.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 90% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin makes roughly $68,211 a year. This is 67% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • It takes the average Bowdoin student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Bowdoin College?

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Contact details for Bowdoin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 255 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 207-725-3000
Website: www.bowdoin.edu

How Do I Get Into Bowdoin?

You can apply to Bowdoin online at: https://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bowdoin

Submission Required?
High School GPA Recommended
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bowdoin?

9% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Bowdoin is 9%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 10%, and the acceptance rate for women is 8%.

Can I Afford Bowdoin College?

$48,671 Net Price
11% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Bowdoin is $48,671. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bowdoin, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,961 a year. That adds up to $23,844 over four years for those students.

Bowdoin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,948 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,951 undergraduate students at Bowdoin, with 1,948 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,948 full-time undergraduates at Bowdoin, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bowdoin College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 174
Black or African American 115
Hispanic or Latino 217
White 1,119
International Students 137
Other Races/Ethnicities 186

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Bowdoin College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Bowdoin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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