Bowdoin College

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• 5700 College Station - President's Office
  Brunswick , ME 04011-8448
  (207) 725-3000
  http://www.bowdoin.edu
  

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  Setting

  Town, distant from an urban area

  Enrollment

  1,716

  Full time

  1,710

  Part time

  6

  Men full time

  825

  Women full time

  891

  Bowdoin College More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Bachelor's

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  No

• Bowdoin College Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  (207) 725-3100

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $60

  Applied

  6,018

  Admitted

  1,183

  Enrolled

  510

  Admitted %

  20%

  Bowdoin College Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Neither required nor recommended

  Secondary school GPA

  Recommended

  Secondary school rank

  Recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Required

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Neither required nor recommended

  Bowdoin College Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  70%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  650

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  750

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  660

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  750

  Students submitting ACT

  33%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  30

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  33

  Bowdoin College Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  1%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  12%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  7%

  Hispanic

  10%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  60%

  Non-Resident Alien

  2%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  1%

• Bowdoin College Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $41,565

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $41,565

  Books and Supplies

  $820

  On-campus room and board

  $11,315

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Bowdoin College Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  44%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  13% , $7,149 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  44% , $28,292 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  6% , $5,205 on average

• Bowdoin College Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.

  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor
  African Studies	3
  Asian Studies/Civilization	14
  Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies	0
  Latin American Studies	3
  Women's Studies	2
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor
  Biochemistry	13
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	35
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor
  Computer Science	8
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor
  English Language and Literature, General	39
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor
  Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	6
  French Language and Literature	11
  German Language and Literature	10
  Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	2
  Russian Language and Literature	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	8
  History	Bachelor
  History, General	26
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor
  Mathematics, General	10
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor
  Ancient Studies/Civilization	5
  Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	1
  Mathematics and Computer Science	0
  Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1
  Neuroscience	16
  Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor
  Environmental Studies	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor
  Philosophy	5
  Religion/Religious Studies	2
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor
  Chemical Physics	1
  Chemistry, General	7
  Geochemistry	0
  Geology/Earth Science, General	8
  Geophysics and Seismology	0
  Physics, General	11
  Psychology	Bachelor
  Psychology, General	13
  Social Sciences	Bachelor
  Anthropology	22
  Archeology	0
  Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	2
  Economics, General	60
  Political Science and Government, General	71
  Sociology	10
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor
  Art History, Criticism and Conservation	11
  Fine/Studio Arts, General	10
  Music, General	8
  Theatre Literature, History and Criticism	2

• Bowdoin College Deadlines

  Regular Admissions

  Regular application deadline

  January 1

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Fall application deadline

  January 1

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  January 1

  SAT Subject score report due

  January 1

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  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1

  Deadline for housing deposit

  -

  Financial Aid

  Financial aid priority deadline

  -

  Financial aid deadline

  February 15

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  May 1

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  June 1

  Early Decision/Action

  Early decision deadline

  November 15

  College will notify student of early decision by

  December 31

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Transfer Students

  Transfer priority application deadline

  -

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  March 1

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  March 1

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  May 1

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