Bowdoin College
- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
College
Bowdoin College
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- BRUNSWICK, ME
- Rating 4.11 out of 5 712 reviews
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Report Card
- 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
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
From Bowdoin College
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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Admissions
Application Deadline
January 5
Acceptance Rate
9%
SAT Range
1360-1510
ACT Range
31-33
Application Fee
$65
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
Recommended
Accepts Common App
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$25,622 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$48,178 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
58%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade A+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
9:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
98%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 42 responses66%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 65 responses40%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 65 responsesMajors
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
Urban Studies
Students in the Urban Studies minor will explore the physical, conceptual, spatial, social, cultural, historical, economic, environmental, and political dimensions of the urban realm as they complete the minor, drawing from the principles and methods of the humanities and social sciences.
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,948 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
3
Undergrads Over 25
0%
Pell Grant
15%
Varsity Athletes
17%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Poll
92%
of students say they don't have Greek life. 51 responsesPoll
68%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life. 71 responsesAfter College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$65,500 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
95%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
93%
National
83%90%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 21 responsesBowdoin College Reviews
Rating 4.11 out of 5 712 reviews
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Bowdoin was an incredible place for me. Being within both 15 minutes from the ocean, and 30 minutes from Portland, made it an exciting place to reside that offered plenty in both nature and the city. Though athletics may not be to the scale of large schools, the support I witnessed at big games was still absolutely electric in basketball and volleyball specifically, and Intramural sports have incredible participation in basketball, soccer, and softball tournaments alike. Socially, the school is small (1800) but felt big enough that I was still meeting new people every day until graduation, yet I also felt incredibly close with my grade. This made parties and social events feel comfortable, yet still exciting. I wouldn’t trade our lil’ Shindigs for anything. The Housing and Dining will be missed, as I’m sure it will be years ‘til I live and eat like I did at Bowdoin again! Classes are small and in depth, professors love what they teach, Truly a great place that I loved dearly
Bowdoin has the most friendly, welcoming people I have ever met. Bowdoin is very LGBTQ-friendly. It is quite heterogeneous, and everyone seems to feel comfortable being themselves. The professors are all insanely qualified and bright. Bowdoin offers great financial aid, and is one of few colleges to have need-blind, no-loan financial aid (meaning the College gives you grants instead of loans in its financial aid package). The campus is scenic, outdoorsy
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.
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.
I graduated from Bowdoin in 1996 so consider this a long-term owner's review :-) I've appreciated my time at Bowdoin the more as I've moved through life. I most appreciate my friends (still talk to my first year roommates once a month), my professors, and the support I got from the School when I was looking for a job and graduate school. I'm now in a great leadership job at Google, got my MBA from Harvard, and spend a lot of my free time on volunteer efforts for the Common Good. Thanks Bobo!