- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
Bowdoin College
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
- Rating 4.11 out of 5 718 reviews
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Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade A
- Athleticsgrade B minus
- Party Scenegrade B
- Professorsgrade A
- Locationgrade B+
- Dormsgrade A+
- Campus Foodgrade A+
- Student Lifegrade A
- Safetygrade B+
About
Bowdoin (bo-d'n) may surprise you. Situated in a coastal Maine town, we produce leading scholars, innovators, and humanitarians. Alumni include Reed Hastings (CEO/founder of Netflix) and DeRay Mckesson (Black Lives Matter). Students balance rigorous academics with the fun of more than 100 student clubs. Unfamiliar with Maine? We have beaches, mountains, food trucks, and upscale restaurants. We sport L.L.Bean boots while engaging in social justice and community service. Bowdoin students, diverse in backgrounds and interests, are funded by an annual financial aid budget of $45 million.
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Student Chat
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Wondering what your life could look like at Bowdoin? This 60-minute informal Zoom meeting with current Bowdoin students is your chance to learn about campus culture, academic and research opportunities, residential life, and more. Bring your questions and join the conversation!
Bowdoin Basics: Virtual Information Session
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Get the basics on applying to Bowdoin in this information session hosted by a Bowdoin admissions officer. After a brief presentation on our admissions and student aid process, there will be time to ask questions on everything from academic and career opportunities, campus life, living in coastal Maine, and more. Sign-up to receive a confirmation email with a link to join the Zoom webinar.
Bowdoin Basics: Virtual Information Session
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Get the basics on applying to Bowdoin in this information session hosted by a Bowdoin admissions officer. After a brief presentation on our admissions and student aid process, there will be time to ask questions on everything from academic and career opportunities, campus life, living in coastal Maine, and more. Sign-up to receive a confirmation email with a link to join the Zoom webinar.
Bowdoin Basics: Virtual Information Session
Virtual
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Get the basics on applying to Bowdoin in this information session hosted by a Bowdoin admissions officer. After a brief presentation on our admissions and student aid process, there will be time to ask questions on everything from academic and career opportunities, campus life, living in coastal Maine, and more. Sign-up to receive a confirmation email with a link to join the Zoom webinar.
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Most Popular Majors
- Political Science and Government84 Graduates
- Economics63 Graduates
- Mathematics45 Graduates
- Environmental Science37 Graduates
- Neuroscience and Neurobiology37 Graduates
- History32 Graduates
- Education30 Graduates
- English30 Graduates
- Biology29 Graduates
- European and Russian Studies29 Graduates
Bowdoin Coastal Studies Semester
The Bowdoin Coastal Studies Semester (BCSS) is a fall semester intensive immersion experience in marine and coastal studies field work, lab work, and independent research sharply focused on the changing environments in the Gulf of Maine. The semester also includes a humanities course that enables students to connect with their coastal environment through a different lens.
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Bowdoin College Reviews
The party scene for freshmen is mainly basement parties at the College Houses (Bowdoin's alternative to Greek life). These parties don't serve alcohol, so you must pregame (if you want) elsewhere. However, these parties are advertised campus-wide, so everyone is invited/ included. After freshman year, students mainly party in dorms or apartments with their friend groups.
One qualm about Bowdoin: it is pretty intolerant to non-liberal/Democrat opinions. Conservatives, Republicans, and moderates are pretty closeted and silenced.