Bowdoin College

www.bowdoin.edu/

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2020 Undergraduate Tuition

$55,822

0% growth from 2019

2020 Average Net Price

$25,622

After Financial Aid

2018 Student Loan

0.719%

Default Rate

2020 Acceptance Rate

9.16%

9,402 Applicants

2020 Enrolled Students

1,777

99.9% Full-Time

2020 Graduation Rate

95%

474 Graduates

About

Bowdoin College is a higher education institution located in Cumberland County, ME. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Bowdoin College were General Political Science & Government (84 degrees awarded), Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (63 degrees), and General Mathematics (45 degrees).

In 2020, 666 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bowdoin College. 52.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 47.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (437 degrees), 5.68 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (77 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bowdoin College is $55,822, which is $27,422 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Bowdoin College is $55,822, which is $27,422 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $25,622.

In 2020, 52% of undergraduate students attending Bowdoin College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 16% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$55,822

2020 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2020, the cost of tuition at Bowdoin College was $55,822. The cost of tuition at Bowdoin College is $27,422 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,400).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Bowdoin College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$25,622

2020 Value

7.62%

1 Year Growth

In 2020 Bowdoin College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,622. Between 2019 and 2020, the average net price of Bowdoin College grew by 7.62%.

This chart compares the average net price of Bowdoin College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$15,360

Room and Board

$840

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bowdoin College was of $15,360 in 2020. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $840. The cost of room and board increased by 4.5% between 2019 and 2020. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Bowdoin College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

52%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

16%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

52% of undergraduate students at Bowdoin College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2020. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2019, when 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Bowdoin College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.719%

2018 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2018 the default rate for borrower's at Bowdoin College was 0.719%, which represents 1 out of the 139 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Bowdoin College received 9,402 undergraduate applications in 2020, which represents a 0.75% annual growth. Out of those 9,402 applicants, 861 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 9.16% acceptance rate.

There were 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin College in 2020, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Bowdoin College has an overall enrollment yield of 53.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

9.16%

Acceptance Rate in 2020

861

Accepted Out of 9,402

In 2020, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Bowdoin College was 9.16% (861 admissions from 9,402 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2019, which was 9.05%. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of applicants grew by 0.75%, while admissions grew by 1.89%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Bowdoin College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Bowdoin College in 2020 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Bowdoin College has a total enrollment of 1,777 students. The full-time enrollment at Bowdoin College is 1,776 students and the part-time enrollment is 1. This means that 99.9% of students enrolled at Bowdoin College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bowdoin College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 56.2% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.34% Asian, 8.05% Two or More Races, 7.71% Black or African American, 0.338% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0563% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Bowdoin College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (28.7%), followed by White Female (27.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (5.52%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

99.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bowdoin College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,777 students. The full-time enrollment at Bowdoin College is 1,776 and the part-time enrollment is 1. This means that 99.9% of students enrolled at Bowdoin College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Bowdoin College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

86%

2020 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Bowdoin College was 86%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Bowdoin College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Bowdoin College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
999
Hispanic or Latino
189
Asian
166

The enrolled student population at Bowdoin College is 56.2% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.34% Asian, 8.05% Two or More Races, 7.71% Black or African American, 0.338% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0563% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.8% White, 13.8% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 8 students (0.45%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2020, 32 more women than men received degrees from Bowdoin College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bowdoin College is white (437 degrees awarded). There were 5.68 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (77 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Bowdoin College is General Political Science & Government (84 degrees awarded), followed by Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (63 degrees) and General Mathematics (45 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Bowdoin College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (62 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (37 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (19 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bowdoin College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (144,670 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (121,183 people), Other managers (92,995 people), Postsecondary teachers (88,914 people), and Secondary school teachers (64,361 people).

The most specialized majors at Bowdoin College are Cultural & Gender Studies (62 degrees awarded), Natural Resources & Conservation (37 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (19 degrees), History (32 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (31 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bowdoin College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Clinical and counseling psychologists, Aerospace engineers, and Computer hardware engineers

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bowdoin College are Elementary & secondary schools (255,229 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (177,849 people), Legal services (112,111 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (65,317 people), and Computer Systems Design (62,352 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bowdoin College.

Most Common

General Political Science & Government
84 degree-majorss awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
63 degree-majorss awarded
General Mathematics
45 degree-majorss awarded

In 2020, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Bowdoin College was General Political Science & Government with 84 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Bowdoin College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

317

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2020

349

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2020

In 2020, 317 degrees were awarded to men at Bowdoin College, which is 0.908 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (349).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Bowdoin College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2020, 45 degrees were awarded to men at Bowdoin College in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics, which is 2.5 times more than the 18 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2020, 42 degrees were awarded to women at Bowdoin College in General Political Science & Government, which is 1 times approximately the same the 42 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

88%

100% Completion Time

95%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 88% of students graduating from Bowdoin College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 95% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 95% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Bowdoin College is Male and Two or More Races (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.4%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.211% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
437 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
77 degrees awarded
Black or African American
42 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bowdoin College is white (437 degrees awarded). There were 5.68 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (77 degrees).

1.5% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic

White Female
229 degrees awarded
White Male
208 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
40 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bowdoin College is white female (229 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (208 degrees).

Operations

Bowdoin College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.78B, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $94.7M (5.32%), compared to the 2.06% average return ($820k on $39.8M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2020, Bowdoin College had a total salary expenditure of $178M. Bowdoin College employs 72 Assistant professors, 70 Professors, and 53 Associate professors. Most academics at Bowdoin College are Female Assistant professors (42), Male Professors(35), and Female Professors (35).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bowdoin College are: Service, with 188 employees, Management, with 133 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 81 employees.

Endowment

$1.78B

2020 Endowment

2.14%

growth from 2019

Bowdoin College has an endowment valued at about $1.78B, as of the end of the 2020 fiscal year. The endowment of Bowdoin College grew 2.14% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.74B higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bowdoin College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$5.01M - Federal
$48k - State
$0 - Local

As of 2020, Bowdoin College received $5.01M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $48k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$74.7M

2020 Salaries

0.279%

growth from 2019

In 2020, Bowdoin College paid a median of $74.7M in salaries, which represents 42% of their overall expenditure ($178M) and a 0.279% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.14% growth from 2018 and a 6.13% growth from 2017.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.4M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$24.6M

Instructional Salaries

220

Number of Employees

In 2020, Bowdoin College paid a total of $24.6M to 220 employees working as instructors, which represents 33% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.78M (31%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

72 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

188 Employees

In 2020, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bowdoin College were Assistant professor with 72 employees; Professor with 70 employees; and Professor with 53 employees.

In 2020, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bowdoin College were Service with 188 employees; Management with 133 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 81 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic

Female Assistant professor
Male Professor
Female Professor

In 2020, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bowdoin College was Female Assistant professor with 42 employees, Male Professor with 35 employees, and Female Professor with 35 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Bowdoin College.