Bowdoin College

255 Maine Street
Brunswick, ME 4011
(207) 725-3000
www.bowdoin.edu/
fax:(207) 725-3795
president:Barry Mills
7052 Applications Acceptance Rate 15% Graduation Rate 93%
94 93

STUDENT RATIO

1795

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$45,446 | $45,446

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1791

CLASS SIZE

32

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
715

SAT MATH

720

SAT READING

730

SAT WRITING

32

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

94
93
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
680
715
750
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
680
720
760
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
690
730
770
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
30
32
33
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$19500

Average Monthly Payment

$216

Median Earnings

$54800

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

76%
URL Applywww.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)17%
Percent Admitted (Women)14%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment4
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander7
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American5
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino12
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White64
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown1
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid50%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$5,338
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$8,250
Applicants Men3078
Applicants Women3974
Admissions Total1054
Admissions Men516
Admissions Women538
ACT English 25th percentile score31
ACT English 75th percentile score34
ACT Math 25th percentile score29
ACT Math 75th percentile score34
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1423
Median ACT English Score33
Median ACT Math Score32
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)20%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)97%
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