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Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine. Bowdoin College is extremely selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bowdoin College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $66,864 10 years after enrolling, 3rd in Maine, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bowdoin College bachelor students earn 16% more than the national average. Bowdoin College is ranked 3rd in Maine.
Bowdoin College’s median net annual cost of $22,840 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Bowdoin College sorted by number of graduates - Poli Sci/Government, Economics, Biology, Area Studies, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Neurobiology & Neurosciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$22,840
Average years to graduate
4.2
Computer Science
Rank: #23
Economic score: 0.67
Mathematics
Rank: #14
Economic score: 1.02
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 14.84
Sociology
Rank: #339
Economic score: 18.48
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 95% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Bowdoin College is 35% higher than the state average, and 26% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Bowdoin College, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bowdoin College graduates within 4.2 years.
Bowdoin College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bowdoin College’s economic mobility score of 16.64 is calculated by adjusting the 0.28 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bowdoin College’s EMS of 16.64 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Bowdoin College pays $22,840 a year, $49,040 less than the $71,880 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,840
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bowdoin College, 54% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,840 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 11% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,961. This is 43% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,767
Pell grants
$5,083
State grants
$1,500
Institutional grants
$43,418
Bowdoin College's extremely selective admissions are indicated by their 9% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 9,325 applicants, of which 822 were admitted and 517 enrolled. Bowdoin College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Bowdoin College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
99%
59%
In-state
9%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
56%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%