Private nonprofit · Brunswick, Maine
Bowdoin College
Small town campus · 1,873 undergraduates · 9 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 7%
- ACT middle 50%
- 33–35
- Average net price
- $14,398
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 95%
Is Bowdoin College a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
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What Bowdoin College costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $3,145
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $2,800
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $9,007
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $13,801
- Over $110,000
- $35,196
For students receiving federal aid.
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Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $85,100
- Tuition and fees
- $67,832
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 55%
- Average grant from the school
- $60,229
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
- The school's own net price calculator
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 7%
- SAT middle 50%
- 1470–1550
- ACT middle 50%
- 33–35
- Test scores
- Considered, not required
- First-year retention
- 97%
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Check your student’s odds →Bowdoin College athletics
NCAA D3, 15 women's and 14 men's sports
| Sport | Women’s roster | Men’s roster |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | – | 34 |
| Basketball | 13 | 16 |
| Cross country | 101 | 102 |
| Field hockey | 21 | – |
| Football | – | 84 |
| Golf | 8 | 10 |
| Ice hockey | 25 | 33 |
| Lacrosse | 22 | 49 |
| Sailing | 15 | 14 |
| Skiing | 9 | 9 |
| Soccer | 23 | 31 |
| Softball | 20 | – |
| Squash | 13 | 15 |
| Swimming & diving | 26 | 24 |
| Tennis | 10 | 12 |
| Track & field | 101 | 102 |
| Volleyball | 20 | – |
Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
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Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Social sciences
- 34%
- Biological & biomedical sciences
- 21%
- Physical sciences
- 9%
- Computer & information sciences
- 8%
- Area, ethnic & gender studies
- 5%
- Psychology
- 5%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 95%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $82,735
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
- Students with a Pell grant
- 17%
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.