Bowdoin College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,513 (34%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (31%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,024
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 10%
From Region 16%
Athletes 637 (34.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Hispanic 15%
Asian 11%
Mixed 9%
International 7%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bowdoin College 528 51% 55% 11% 4% 13% 7% $98,829 93 +1.23 86 96%
Computer Science 42 +5 79% 38% 17% 10% 14% 12% $179,743 92 +1.60 100 95% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 11 — 64% 27% 18% 0% 27% 9% $163,329 88 +1.03 100 — — — — —
Chemical Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,954 93 +1.54 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 58% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $77,908 81 +0.61 57 — — — — —
Geosciences 24 +4 46% 75% 0% 4% 8% 0% $70,256 78 +0.47 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 23 +27 65% 70% 4% 4% 4% 4% $161,323 97 +2.87 100 95% — — — —
Physics 13 +6 85% 69% 0% 0% 15% 8% $104,481 93 +1.51 90 — — — — —
Biochemistry 23 +2 30% 43% 17% 4% 22% 4% $67,676 30 -0.34 30 — — — — —
Biology 49 +1 49% 59% 8% 0% 18% 4% $68,417 61 +0.23 32 — — — — —
Neuroscience 37 +4 35% 46% 24% 3% 5% 19% $63,624 27 -0.29 20 100% — — — —
Economics 84 +13 75% 65% 11% 4% 7% 7% $118,188 79 +0.76 96 100% — — — —
African Studies 7 +3 14% 0% 0% 43% 43% 0% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 4 +1 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
Classical Languages 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,010 84 +0.89 31 — — — — —
English 20 +7 45% 70% 15% 0% 0% 5% $72,798 98 +2.49 44 94% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 4 +5 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $77,661 95 +1.47 57 — — — — —
French Studies 4 +8 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
German — +4 — — — — — — $68,419 85 +0.93 32 — — — — —
History 12 +17 33% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $74,694 94 +1.74 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $86,291 98 +2.78 73 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
Latin American Studies 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
Philosophy 5 +6 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $72,408 82 +0.83 43 — — — — —
Religion 4 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,367 98 +2.41 38 — — — — —
Romance Languages 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $68,244 84 +0.91 32 — — — — —
Russian 6 +1 33% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $68,630 86 +0.94 33 — — — — —
Spanish and Iberian Studies 5 +11 60% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $78,569 96 +1.54 59 81% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +1 25% 67% 8% 0% 17% 0% $73,773 94 +1.53 47 — — — — —
Political Science 71 +7 49% 46% 14% 4% 11% 10% $112,000 99 +2.93 94 94% — — — —
Psychology 25 +8 12% 52% 12% 0% 16% 4% $69,331 87 +0.88 35 — — — — —
Sociology 11 +9 27% 45% 18% 9% 27% 0% $70,660 93 +1.25 38 100% — — — —
Art History 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,353 69 +0.12 5 — — — — —
Art Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,053 89 +0.99 7 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,094 83 +0.79 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,840 89 +0.97 7 — — — — —
Theatre Literature, History, and Criticism 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,649 94 +1.28 5 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 2 +3 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $55,120 97 +1.62 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,515
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 95%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 22.5% 119 37% 50% 13% 3% 14% 7% $95,360 99 +2.20 83 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 20.6% 109 40% 51% 16% 2% 15% 9% $66,634 44 -0.07 27 100% —
Business & Economics 15.9% 84 75% 65% 11% 4% 7% 7% $118,188 95 +0.76 96 100% —
Humanities 15.5% 82 39% 60% 7% 7% 12% 4% $74,025 96 +1.69 47 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 13.8% 73 62% 67% 1% 3% 12% 3% $106,776 90 +1.45 91 95% —
Computer Science 10.0% 53 75% 36% 17% 8% 17% 11% $176,336 96 +1.49 100 95% —
Arts 1.5% 8 25% 62% 12% 12% 12% 0% $54,110 62 +0.83 6 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #341 66% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #316 57% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #367 30% $0 — — — —
Education $0.4M #309 95% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #405 28% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #396 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.3M #435 58% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $404K $372K $32K
Football 84 $949K $904K $44K
Lacrosse 49 $555K $389K $165K
Baseball 34 $549K $316K $232K
Ice Hockey 33 $641K $494K $146K
Soccer 31 $377K $305K $72K
Swimming & Diving 24 $168K $139K $29K
Basketball 16 $318K $301K $16K
Squash 15 $150K $137K $12K
Sailing 14 $233K $204K $28K
Tennis 12 $277K $227K $49K
Golf 10 $142K $81K $60K
Skiing 9 $126K $115K $10K
Total 353 $4.9M $4.0M $903K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 101 $386K $358K $28K
Other Sports 36 $297K $286K $10K
Swimming & Diving 26 $185K $148K $36K
Ice Hockey 25 $317K $305K $12K
Soccer 23 $395K $355K $40K
Lacrosse 22 $309K $285K $24K
Field Hockey 21 $310K $274K $35K
Softball 20 $316K $290K $25K
Volleyball 20 $262K $248K $13K
Sailing 15 $249K $219K $30K
Basketball 13 $488K $406K $81K
Squash 13 $144K $131K $12K
Tennis 10 $336K $276K $59K
Skiing 9 $129K $118K $10K
Golf 8 $119K $99K $20K
Total 284 $4.3M $3.8M $443K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 203 $791K $730K $60K
Football 84 $949K $904K $44K
Lacrosse 71 $865K $675K $190K
Ice Hockey 58 $958K $799K $159K
Soccer 54 $773K $660K $113K
Swimming & Diving 50 $354K $288K $65K
Other Sports 36 $297K $286K $10K
Baseball 34 $549K $316K $232K
Basketball 29 $806K $708K $97K
Sailing 29 $483K $424K $58K
Squash 28 $294K $269K $25K
Tennis 22 $613K $504K $109K
Field Hockey 21 $310K $274K $35K
Softball 20 $316K $290K $25K
Volleyball 20 $262K $248K $13K
Golf 18 $261K $180K $81K
Skiing 18 $256K $234K $21K
Total 637 $15.7M $15.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 6.8%
Yield (non-ED) 33%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 11% 9% 1%
Early Decision 30% 24% 3%
Unhooked Early Decision 20% 16% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1470 – 1540
SAT Math Range 730 – 780
SAT RW Range 730 – 770