Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private four-year · Town: Fringe
1,850undergraduates
7%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$23,110average net price per year
96%graduate in 6 years
98%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 10,966
- Admitted
- 879
- Admit rate
- 7%
- Admit rate, women
- 8%
- Admit rate, men
- 9%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 57%
- First-year students
- 504
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 37%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 730-760
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 750-790
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 22%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 33-35
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
35 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (63 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (42 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Physical sciences (4)
- Chemical Physics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (7)
- African Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- French Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Italian Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Latin American Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Spanish and Iberian Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Russian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $64,910
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,690
- Books and supplies
- $840
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,660
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $85,100
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $85,100
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $3,275 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $3,464 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $6,764 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $20,899 |
| Over $110,000 | $42,867 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 55%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 52%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $57,280
- Got a grant from the college
- 52%
- Average grant from the college
- $54,801
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 16%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 11%
- Average amount borrowed
- $14,218
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 82%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 95%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 96%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 94%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 96%
- Transferred to another college
- 3%
- Came back for year two
- 98%
| Pell grant students | 95% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 97% |
| Neither | 96% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 254 | 97% |
| Men | 246 | 94% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 45 | 91% |
| Black | 37 | 95% |
| Hispanic | 49 | 90% |
| White | 296 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 94% |
| Race unknown | 4 | 100% (small group) |
| International | 34 | 91% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 498 | 94% | 4% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 2 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,850
- Undergraduates
- 1,850
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,845
- Part-time undergraduates
- 5
- Students per faculty member
- 9 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 10%
- From out of state
- 81%
- From other countries
- 10%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 7%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 11% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 52% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 7% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
- Address
- 255 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011
- County
- Cumberland County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.