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  • BRUNSWICK, ME
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Bowdoin College

#4 in Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America
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    A+
    Overall Niche Grade
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    1. Academics
      A+
    2. Value
      A+
    3. Diversity
      A+
    4. Campus
      A
    5. Athletics
      B minus
    6. Party Scene
      B
    7. Professors
      A
    8. Location
      B+
    9. Dorms
      A+
    10. Campus Food
      A+
    11. Student Life
      A
    12. Safety
      B
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    255 MAINE STREET
    BRUNSWICK, ME 04011
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    About Bowdoin...
    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
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $48,178 / year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    58%
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    Academics

    Professors
    A
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    Student Faculty Ratio
    9:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    No
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    Majors

    Most Popular Majors

    • Political Science and Government
      100 Graduates
    • Economics
      72 Graduates
    • Mathematics
      42 Graduates
    • Biology
      34 Graduates
    • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
      30 Graduates
    • Sociology
      28 Graduates
    • English
      27 Graduates
    • European and Russian Studies
      25 Graduates
    • Neuroscience and Neurobiology
      25 Graduates
    • Computer Science
      24 Graduates
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    Digital and Computational Studies

    academic spotlight

    Digital and computational methods and analysis are creating the ability and opportunity to address new questions and data sets. But these technological transformations are not solely a one-way street. The liberal arts, broadly speaking, also have the power – perhaps the responsibility – to participate in and shape the development, use and interpretative capabilities of these tools.

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    1,948 Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    3
    Undergrads Over 25
    0%
    Pell Grant
    15%
    Varsity Athletes
    17%
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    Campus Life

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    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    $65,500 / year
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    95%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    93%
    National
    83%
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