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Bowdoin College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts

Geographical Reach National

Location Brunswick, ME

Population 80,000

Website http://www.bowdoin.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,846

Men / Women 48% / 52%

White 68%

Hispanic 9%

International 7%

Asian 6%

Mixed 5%

Black 3%

Native American 0%

From State 10%

From Region 16%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 42%

Life & Natural Sciences 19%

Physical Sciences & Math 14%

Business & Economics 13%

Computer Science 8%

Arts 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,832

Est. Cost of Attendance $85,100

10-Year ROI $268,000

ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 72%

6-Year Graduation Rate 95%

Transfer-Out Rate 3%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,513 (34%)

Days Without Precipitation 237 (31%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 7%

Yield (Unbound) 33%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Early Decision 2 Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#370
Life & Natural Sciences	$2M	#393
Engineering, Computing & Math	$0M	#483

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 52%

SAT Range 1480 – 1530

SAT Math Range 730 – 780

SAT RW Range 730 – 770

ACT Range 33 – 35

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Bowdoin College	482	48% / 52%	6%	$90,804		95%
Computer Science	33 +7	70% / 30%	6%	$177,788	100	95%
Mathematics and Computer Science	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$133,123	99	—
Chemical Physics	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$95,974	89	—
Chemistry	7 +1	43% / 57%	0%	$72,179	58	—
Geosciences	19 +1	37% / 63%	5%	$62,952	32	—
Mathematics	26 +25	46% / 54%	15%	$159,954	100	95%
Physics	15 +9	60% / 40%	20%	$96,102	89	—
Biochemistry	19 +2	53% / 47%	11%	$69,129	50	—
Biology	42 +1	45% / 55%	2%	$66,458	42	—
Neuroscience	32 +5	31% / 69%	6%	$62,891	32	100%
Economics	63 +12	78% / 22%	6%	$122,126	98	92%
African Studies	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$74,447	63	100%
Anthropology	13 +1	31% / 69%	0%	$71,110	55	—
Asian Studies/Civilization	5 +7	60% / 40%	0%	$74,447	63	100%
Classical Languages	7 +2	43% / 57%	14%	$65,516	39	—
English	23 +5	26% / 74%	0%	$71,660	57	94%
Ethnic Studies	4 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$71,870	57	—
French Studies	6 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$74,447	63	100%
German	1 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$66,162	41	—
History	21 +6	52% / 48%	0%	$77,760	69	—
Interdisciplinary Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$79,803	73	—
Italian Studies	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$74,447	63	100%
Latin American Studies	5 +4	0% / 100%	20%	$74,447	63	100%
Philosophy	7 —	71% / 29%	14%	$69,068	50	—
Political Science	60 +13	57% / 43%	7%	$83,716	78	93%
Psychology	20 +4	15% / 85%	0%	$67,578	46	—
Religion/Religious Studies	— +1	—	—	$62,781	31	—
Romance Languages	1 —	100% / 0%	100%	$65,194	38	—
Russian	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$65,857	40	—
Sociology	15 +3	47% / 53%	7%	$69,236	50	100%
Spanish and Iberian Studies	2 +7	50% / 50%	0%	$74,447	63	100%
Art History	7 —	29% / 71%	14%	$53,381	10	—
Art Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,818	9	—
Music	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$48,129	5	—
Studio Art	7 +5	14% / 86%	0%	$53,188	9	—
Theatre Literature, History, and Criticism	— +1	—	—	$44,134	3	—
Visual and Performing Arts	4 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$44,364	3	—