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Located in Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Brunswick is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

72 Undergraduate Degrees
$48,671 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
9% Acceptance Rate

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Bowdoin College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bowdoin.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#18 Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bowdoin has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best Schools Course Advisor
#44 Highest Paid Economics Graduates College Factual
#49 Best Economics Schools College Factual

Where Is Bowdoin College?

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Contact details for Bowdoin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 255 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 207-725-3000
Website: www.bowdoin.edu/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/Bowdoin
Twitter: http://twitter.com/bowdoincollege

How Do I Get Into Bowdoin?

You can apply to Bowdoin online at: https://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Bowdoin

Submission Required?
High School GPA recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bowdoin?

9% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Bowdoin is 9%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 10%, and the acceptance rate for women is 8%.

Can I Afford Bowdoin College?

$48,671 Net Price
15% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Bowdoin is $48,671. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bowdoin, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $9,571 a year. That adds up to $38,284 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bowdoin is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bowdoin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,776 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,777 undergraduate students at Bowdoin, with 1,776 being full-time and 1 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,776 full-time undergraduates at Bowdoin, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bowdoin College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 166
Black or African American 137
Hispanic or Latino 189
White 998
International Students 128
Other Races/Ethnicities 158

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Bowdoin College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Bowdoin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Bowdoin College

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Bowdoin College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 72 72
TOTAL 72 72

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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