Bowdoin College Teaching Programs

Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Brunswick, Maine. Brunswick is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Bowdoin College?

Contact details for Bowdoin are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	255 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone:	207-725-3000
Website:	www.bowdoin.edu

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bowdoin?

If you plan to apply to Bowdoin, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 9%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 10%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% of students accepted to Bowdoin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 740 and 790.

Bowdoin received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Bowdoin College?

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bowdoin, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $5,961 a year. That adds up to $23,844 over four years for those students.

Bowdoin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,951 undergraduate students at Bowdoin, with 1,948 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,948 full-time undergraduates at Bowdoin, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	174
Black or African American	115
Hispanic or Latino	217
White	1,119
International Students	137
Other Races/Ethnicities	186

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.

Bowdoin College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Education	20	20
Mathematics Education	0	0
Physics Education	0	0
TOTAL	20	20

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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