- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
Bowdoin College
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
- Rating 4.11 out of 5 711 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade A
- Athleticsgrade B
- 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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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
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Physics majors enjoy discovering how things happen and speculating about why things happen. They learn to approach new problems confidently—to identify general features of these problems, apply appropriate methods to their solutions, and communicate the consequences of such solutions effectively. Students go on to apply their problem-solving skills in any career.
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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.