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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · CDS 20252026 · Town: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
6.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
53.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$91,300
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,806

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,841
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,841

Admissions

Total applicants14,045
Total admitted957
Total enrolled515
Overall admit rate6.8%
Admit rate — women7.0%
Admit rate — men6.6%
Yield rate53.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan296
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT34.8%
% submitting ACT17.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile730
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile33
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class89.0%
% in top 25% of HS class100.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,070
Tuition — out-of-state$71,070
Required fees$670
Room and board$19,560
Total cost — in-state$91,300
Total cost — out-of-state$91,300

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$70,968
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$1,000
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,806

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist5
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)362
Transfer admit rate8.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$14,398Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)94.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)93.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$79,722Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant16.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan9.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full24.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress45.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress10.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white52.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences33.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences20.6%
Physical Sciences9.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services8.0%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies5.1%
Psychology4.7%
Mathematics And Statistics4.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters3.8%