Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, US๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Location & Campus

Gender Distribution

Fall 2023 undergraduate

% of International Students

2024-25 undergraduate

Bowdoin College is located in Suburban Town of Brunswick, ME, US๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Admissions

Deadlines

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    • Early Decision
      Fall 2025
    • Early Decision II
      Fall 2025
    • Regular Decision
      Fall 2025

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2024 undergraduate

International

Overall

Overall ED

Test Scores SAT/ACT

Test Policy for Fall 2026: SAT/ACT Optional

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

730760

Math

750790

ACT

Composite

3335
The range shows 25th - 75th percentile scores of students enrolled in Fall 2023

Relative Importance of Factors in Admission Decisions

Academic Factors

FactorVery ImportantImportantConsideredNot Considered
Rigor of secondary school recordโœ“
Class rankโœ“
Academic GPAโœ“
Standardized test scoresโœ“
Application essayโœ“
Recommendation(s)โœ“

Non-Academic Factors

FactorVery ImportantImportantConsideredNot Considered
Interviewโœ“
Extracurricular activitiesโœ“
Talent/abilityโœ“
Character/personal qualitiesโœ“
First generationโœ“
Alumni/ae relationโœ“
Geographical residenceโœ“
State residencyโœ“
Religious affiliation/commitmentโœ“
Volunteer workโœ“
Work experienceโœ“
Level of applicantโ€™s interestโœ“

Supplemental Essays

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Navigating Differences Response

Optional Writing About Navigating Differences 
Bowdoin believes that only through building a more diverse and inclusive campus community will the College best prepare graduates to be contributing and useful citizens of the world. Every graduate of this institution should be confident in their preparation to be able to navigate through differences and in all sorts of situations. A Bowdoin education does not guarantee these skills, but it does impart a set of tools necessary to bravely enter unfamiliar conditions with the confidence to deal effectively with ambiguity.

If you wish, you may share anything about the unique experiences and perspectives that you would bring with you to the Bowdoin campus and community or an experience you have had that required you to navigate across or through difference. 

I would like to respond:

250 words

Optional: The Offer represents Bowdoinโ€™s values. Please reflect on the line you selected and how it has meaning to you.
(Limit 250 words)

Generations of students have found connection and meaning in Bowdoin's โ€œThe Offer of the College,โ€ written in 1906 by Bowdoin President William DeWitt Hyde.

To be at home in all lands and all ages;
to count Nature a familiar acquaintance,
and Art an intimate friend;
to gain a standard for the appreciation of others' work
and the criticism of your own;
to carry the keys of the world's library in your pocket,
and feel its resources behind you in whatever task you undertake;
to make hosts of friends...who are to be leaders in all walks of life;
to lose yourself in generous enthusiasms and cooperate with others for common ends โ€“
this is the offer of the college for the best four years of your life.

Which line from The Offer resonates most with you?

250 words

Costs & Aid

$85,100Total Cost (On Campus)
$6,399Average Cost After Aid (On Campus)
2023-2024 for international students
Estimated expensesAcademic year 2023-24
Undergraduate tuition and fees$64,910
Books and supplies$840
On-campus housing$17,690
On-campus other expenses$1,660
Total$85,100

Rankings

#5U.S. News National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings 2025

Fields of Study

Students graduated in 2022-2023