Bowdoin College is a private institution in Brunswick, ME with an acceptance rate of 7% and 1,846 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1480–1550 on the SAT.
About Bowdoin College
A private 4-year town university in Brunswick, ME.
Bowdoin College is a college in Brunswick, ME. It enrolls roughly 1,846 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 7%. Admitted students typically score between 1480 and 1550 on the SAT.
Your chances at this school
A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.
Bowdoin College is a reach school for the average admitted student profile. A reach for almost every applicant, including very strong ones. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.
Things that would move your odds the most
- Aim for an SAT of 1480+Hitting the 25th percentile puts you in the competitive range for admitted students.
- Build a single deep extracurricular peakDepth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
- Strengthen one teacher recommendationA specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.
Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.
Admissions
What it actually takes to get into Bowdoin College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.
Admitted student profile
Range shown is the middle 50%.
Cost & financial aid
Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Bowdoin College after grants and scholarships.
Net price by family income
Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.
Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.
Academics & majors
Where students at Bowdoin College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.
Student body
Who attends Bowdoin College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.
Race & ethnicity
- White60%
- Asian12%
- Hispanic15%
- Black6%
- International8%
Gender
- Female51%
- Male49%
Outcomes after graduation
What Bowdoin College graduates do next — and what they earn.
What this means
$83k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 96% graduation rate puts Bowdoin College in the top tier nationally.
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