Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

7.1%

Acceptance rate

1,514

SAT Average

$20,786

Avg net price

1,846

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,514

SAT Reading/Writing730–770

SAT Math740–780

ACT Composite33–35

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 528	528
Bachelor’s 178	178
Bachelor’s 109	109
Bachelor’s 50	50
Bachelor’s 42	42
Bachelor’s 27	27
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 20	20
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 12	12
Bachelor’s 11	11
Bachelor’s 9	9
Bachelor’s 8	8
Bachelor’s 0	0
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports28

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's Lacrosse

Athletic participation

637 unique student-athletes · 27 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision 1

Binding · Financial Aid Application Due, CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 15

Nov 15, 2026

Early Decision 2

Binding · Financial Aid Application Due, CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 5

Jan 5, 2027

Regular Decision

Financial Aid Application Due, CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 1

Jan 5, 2027

· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $67,198
Required fees: $634
Food and housing: $18,488
Books and supplies: $840
Other expenses: $1,660
Total: $88,820

Total by year

$73,8002019–2019–20
$71,8802020–2120–21
$76,3102021–2221–22
$80,3902022–2322–23
$85,1002023–2423–24
$88,8202024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $20,786 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 52%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $70,186
Required forms: FAFSA and CSS Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation82%

6-year graduation96%

Retention rate98%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$82,735

Median debt$18,500

Campus

Enrollment1,846

Student-faculty ratio9:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Bowdoin College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Bowdoin College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Bowdoin College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 5 · decision Feb 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 5

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Bowdoin College admits in-state applicants at 13.7%, out-of-state applicants at 10.8%, and international applicants at 1.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

515 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈435In-state (domestic)≈54International≈26

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 5. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 55% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 33%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

34.8% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

17.3% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 26.6% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 26.6% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Bowdoin College rates 8 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Talent / ability: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Very important
Interview: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Bowdoin College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Bowdoin College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $92,140 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $20,786 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 268 of 515 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $92,140

Average aid package, 78% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 22% of sticker

Averages among the 268 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Bowdoin College offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Bowdoin College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class, but withholds how many were offered or accepted a place.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

97.6% of Bowdoin College’s first-years return for a second year and 95.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03