Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Population
80,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,513 (34%)
Days Without Precipitation
237 (31%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,024
Men / Women
48% / 52%
From State
10%
From Region
16%
Athletes
40.9%
Racial/Ethnic
White
53%
Hispanic
15%
Asian
11%
Mixed
9%
International
7%
Black
5%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2012 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2013 Men: 49.3% 49.3%
2014 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2015 Men: 50.4% 50.4%
2016 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2017 Men: 49.3% 49.3%
2018 Men: 47.8% 47.8%
2019 Men: 49.7% 49.7%
2020 Men: 47.8% 47.8%
2021 Men: 50.7% 50.7%
2022 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2023 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2024 Men: 45.8% 45.8%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 12.2% 12.2%
2012 Asian: 10.8% 10.8%
2013 Asian: 8.0% 8.0%
2014 Asian: 7.6% 7.6%
2015 Asian: 6.9% 6.9%
2016 Asian: 7.3% 7.3%
2017 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2018 Asian: 8.1% 8.1%
2019 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2021 Asian: 7.2% 7.2%
2022 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Asian: 9.0% 9.0%
2024 Asian: 8.9% 8.9%
2011 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2012 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2013 Black: 7.2% 7.2%
2014 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2015 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2016 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2017 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2018 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2022 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2023 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Black: 9.4% 9.4%
2011 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2012 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2013 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2014 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3%
2015 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8%
2016 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2017 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2018 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4%
2019 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9%
2020 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2021 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2022 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2023 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2024 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2011 White: 68.6% 68.6%
2012 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2013 White: 66.1% 66.1%
2014 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2015 White: 64.9% 64.9%
2016 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2017 White: 64.2% 64.2%
2018 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2019 White: 64.6% 64.6%
2020 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2021 White: 63.5% 63.5%
2022 White: 63.0% 63.0%
2023 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2024 White: 56.9% 56.9%
2011 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2012 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2013 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2014 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 International: 3.9% 3.9%
2016 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2017 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2018 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2019 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2020 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2022 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 International: 6.8% 6.8%
2024 International: 7.7% 7.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 Asian: 9.0% 9.0%
2022 Asian: 8.9% 8.9%
2023 Asian: 9.3% 9.3%
2024 Asian: 10.8% 10.8%
2025 Asian: 10.9% 10.9%
2020 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2022 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2023 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2024 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2025 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2020 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2021 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2023 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2%
2024 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5%
2025 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9%
2020 White: 59.8% 59.8%
2021 White: 57.1% 57.1%
2022 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2023 White: 56.0% 56.0%
2024 White: 53.3% 53.3%
2025 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2020 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2021 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 International: 7.1% 7.1%
2023 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 International: 6.6% 6.6%
2025 International: 6.8% 6.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bowdoin College
528
51% / 49%
7%
$94,963
88
95%
Computer Science
42 +5
79% / 21%
12%
$179,741
100
95%
Mathematics and Computer Science
11 —
64% / 36%
9%
$156,434
100
—
Chemical Physics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$89,603
83
—
Chemistry
12 —
58% / 42%
0%
$70,081
50
—
Geosciences
24 +4
46% / 54%
0%
$63,564
31
—
Mathematics
23 +27
65% / 35%
4%
$161,321
100
95%
Physics
13 +6
85% / 15%
8%
$90,249
84
—
Biochemistry
23 +2
30% / 70%
4%
$70,453
51
—
Biology
49 +1
49% / 51%
4%
$67,804
44
—
Neuroscience
37 +4
35% / 65%
19%
$63,624
31
100%
Economics
84 +13
75% / 25%
7%
$124,637
99
92%
African Studies
7 +3
14% / 86%
0%
$74,803
62
100%
Anthropology
12 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$70,864
52
—
Asian Studies/Civilization
4 +1
50% / 50%
25%
$74,803
62
100%
Classical Languages
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$65,036
35
—
English
20 +7
45% / 55%
5%
$72,798
57
94%
Ethnic Studies
4 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$71,725
55
—
French Studies
4 +8
25% / 75%
0%
$74,803
62
100%
German
— +4
—
—
$65,082
36
—
History
12 +17
33% / 67%
0%
$84,051
78
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
— —
—
—
$80,708
73
—
Italian Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$74,803
62
100%
Latin American Studies
2 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$74,803
62
100%
Philosophy
5 +6
40% / 60%
0%
$69,145
48
—
Political Science
71 +7
49% / 51%
10%
$85,437
79
93%
Psychology
25 +8
12% / 88%
4%
$68,289
45
—
Religion/Religious Studies
4 +4
50% / 50%
0%
$62,973
29
—
Romance Languages
3 +1
33% / 67%
33%
$65,372
36
—
Russian
6 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$64,868
35
—
Sociology
11 +9
27% / 73%
0%
$70,660
52
100%
Spanish and Iberian Studies
5 +11
60% / 40%
0%
$74,803
62
100%
Art History
3 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$51,457
7
—
Art Studies
— +1
—
—
$49,341
5
—
Music
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$49,221
5
—
Studio Art
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$49,467
5
—
Theatre Literature, History, and Criticism
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,648
3
—
Visual and Performing Arts
2 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$43,529
3
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$73,515
ROI Percentile
88th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
97%
4-Year Graduation Rate
72%
6-Year Graduation Rate
95%
Transfer-Out Rate
3%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 91.8% 91.8%
2012 Graduated: 95.4% 95.4%
2013 Graduated: 93.3% 93.3%
2014 Graduated: 93.0% 93.0%
2015 Graduated: 92.7% 92.7%
2016 Graduated: 94.5% 94.5%
2017 Graduated: 95.2% 95.2%
2018 Graduated: 94.9% 94.9%
2019 Graduated: 95.0% 95.0%
2020 Graduated: 95.0% 95.0%
2021 Graduated: 93.8% 93.8%
2022 Graduated: 94.0% 94.0%
2023 Graduated: 95.6% 95.6%
2024 Graduated: 95.3% 95.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 91.4% 91.4%
2012 Men: 95.0% 95.0%
2013 Men: 93.8% 93.8%
2014 Men: 89.1% 89.1%
2015 Men: 92.5% 92.5%
2016 Men: 94.6% 94.6%
2017 Men: 93.3% 93.3%
2018 Men: 93.0% 93.0%
2019 Men: 93.1% 93.1%
2020 Men: 93.8% 93.8%
2021 Men: 92.4% 92.4%
2022 Men: 93.4% 93.4%
2023 Men: 93.9% 93.9%
2024 Men: 95.5% 95.5%
2011 Women: 92.2% 92.2%
2012 Women: 95.7% 95.7%
2013 Women: 92.8% 92.8%
2014 Women: 97.4% 97.4%
2015 Women: 92.9% 92.9%
2016 Women: 94.4% 94.4%
2017 Women: 97.1% 97.1%
2018 Women: 96.8% 96.8%
2019 Women: 96.8% 96.8%
2020 Women: 96.3% 96.3%
2021 Women: 95.2% 95.2%
2022 Women: 94.7% 94.7%
2023 Women: 97.2% 97.2%
2024 Women: 95.1% 95.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 98.3% 98.3%
2012 Asian: 94.1% 94.1%
2013 Asian: 89.5% 89.5%
2014 Asian: 97.3% 97.3%
2015 Asian: 94.1% 94.1%
2016 Asian: 94.6% 94.6%
2017 Asian: 92.9% 92.9%
2018 Asian: 95.0% 95.0%
2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Asian: 96.6% 96.6%
2021 Asian: 91.7% 91.7%
2022 Asian: 91.3% 91.3%
2023 Asian: 91.1% 91.1%
2024 Asian: 93.3% 93.3%
2011 Black: 89.3% 89.3%
2012 Black: 91.7% 91.7%
2013 Black: 82.4% 82.4%
2014 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 Black: 78.3% 78.3%
2016 Black: 82.6% 82.6%
2017 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2018 Black: 87.0% 87.0%
2019 Black: 96.3% 96.3%
2020 Black: 96.0% 96.0%
2021 Black: 86.2% 86.2%
2022 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2023 Black: 94.6% 94.6%
2024 Black: 93.8% 93.8%
2011 Hispanic: 84.2% 84.2%
2012 Hispanic: 89.3% 89.3%
2013 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0%
2014 Hispanic: 86.2% 86.2%
2015 Hispanic: 85.3% 85.3%
2016 Hispanic: 89.2% 89.2%
2017 Hispanic: 94.7% 94.7%
2018 Hispanic: 97.0% 97.0%
2019 Hispanic: 86.4% 86.4%
2020 Hispanic: 95.2% 95.2%
2021 Hispanic: 94.2% 94.2%
2022 Hispanic: 96.3% 96.3%
2023 Hispanic: 89.8% 89.8%
2024 Hispanic: 94.2% 94.2%
2011 White: 93.9% 93.9%
2012 White: 96.7% 96.7%
2013 White: 94.6% 94.6%
2014 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2015 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2016 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2017 White: 96.5% 96.5%
2018 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2019 White: 96.6% 96.6%
2020 White: 94.9% 94.9%
2021 White: 94.3% 94.3%
2022 White: 95.3% 95.3%
2023 White: 98.0% 98.0%
2024 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2011 International: 72.7% 72.7%
2012 International: 89.5% 89.5%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 International: 81.2% 81.2%
2015 International: 78.9% 78.9%
2016 International: 94.7% 94.7%
2017 International: 96.2% 96.2%
2018 International: 86.4% 86.4%
2019 International: 85.2% 85.2%
2020 International: 96.2% 96.2%
2021 International: 88.5% 88.5%
2022 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 International: 91.2% 91.2%
2024 International: 100.0% 100.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
38.1%
201
38% / 62%
5%
$76,522
65
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
20.6%
109
40% / 60%
9%
$66,944
41
100%
Business & Economics
15.9%
84
75% / 25%
7%
$124,637
99
92%
Physical Sciences & Math
13.8%
73
62% / 38%
3%
$100,544
91
95%
Computer Science
10.0%
53
75% / 25%
11%
$174,904
100
95%
Arts
1.5%
8
25% / 75%
0%
$47,971
4
—
Research
R3
⇅
Physical Sciences & Math
$1.1M
#341
66%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$1.1M
#316
57%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.6M
#367
30%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.4M
#309
95%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.1M
#405
28%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.0M
#396
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$3.3M
#435
58%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
7%
Yield (Unbound)
33%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
11%
9%
1%
Early Decision
30%
24%
3%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 16.1% 16.1%
2012 Acceptance: 15.8% 15.8%
2013 Acceptance: 14.9% 14.9%
2014 Acceptance: 14.9% 14.9%
2015 Acceptance: 14.9% 14.9%
2016 Acceptance: 14.8% 14.8%
2017 Acceptance: 13.6% 13.6%
2018 Acceptance: 10.3% 10.3%
2019 Acceptance: 9.1% 9.1%
2020 Acceptance: 9.2% 9.2%
2021 Acceptance: 8.8% 8.8%
2022 Acceptance: 9.2% 9.2%
2023 Acceptance: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Acceptance: 7.1% 7.1%
2011 Yield: 45.8% 45.8%
2012 Yield: 46.4% 46.4%
2013 Yield: 47.2% 47.2%
2014 Yield: 48.6% 48.6%
2015 Yield: 49.5% 49.5%
2016 Yield: 49.9% 49.9%
2017 Yield: 50.7% 50.7%
2018 Yield: 54.7% 54.7%
2019 Yield: 59.1% 59.1%
2020 Yield: 53.9% 53.9%
2021 Yield: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 Yield: 58.9% 58.9%
2023 Yield: 57.3% 57.3%
2024 Yield: 53.6% 53.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 6,554 6,554
2012 Applicants: 6,716 6,716
2013 Applicants: 7,052 7,052
2014 Applicants: 6,935 6,935
2015 Applicants: 6,790 6,790
2016 Applicants: 6,799 6,799
2017 Applicants: 7,251 7,251
2018 Applicants: 9,081 9,081
2019 Applicants: 9,332 9,332
2020 Applicants: 9,402 9,402
2021 Applicants: 9,325 9,325
2022 Applicants: 9,376 9,376
2023 Applicants: 10,966 10,966
2024 Applicants: 13,265 13,265
2011 Admitted: 1,056 1,056
2012 Admitted: 1,060 1,060
2013 Admitted: 1,054 1,054
2014 Admitted: 1,034 1,034
2015 Admitted: 1,010 1,010
2016 Admitted: 1,009 1,009
2017 Admitted: 988 988
2018 Admitted: 932 932
2019 Admitted: 845 845
2020 Admitted: 861 861
2021 Admitted: 822 822
2022 Admitted: 862 862
2023 Admitted: 879 879
2024 Admitted: 946 946
2011 Enrolled: 484 484
2012 Enrolled: 492 492
2013 Enrolled: 497 497
2014 Enrolled: 503 503
2015 Enrolled: 500 500
2016 Enrolled: 503 503
2017 Enrolled: 501 501
2018 Enrolled: 510 510
2019 Enrolled: 499 499
2020 Enrolled: 464 464
2021 Enrolled: 517 517
2022 Enrolled: 508 508
2023 Enrolled: 504 504
2024 Enrolled: 507 507
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
52%
SAT Range
1470
–
1540
SAT Math Range
730
–
780
SAT RW Range
730
–
770
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1330 1330
2012 25th: 1340 1340
2013 25th: 1360 1360
2022 25th: 1460 1460
2023 25th: 1480 1480
2024 25th: 1470 1470
2011 75th: 1490 1490
2012 75th: 1520 1520
2013 75th: 1510 1510
2022 75th: 1560 1560
2023 75th: 1550 1550
2024 75th: 1550 1550
SAT Math
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 660 660
2012 25th: 670 670
2013 25th: 680 680
2022 25th: 740 740
2023 25th: 750 750
2024 25th: 740 740
2011 75th: 740 740
2012 75th: 760 760
2013 75th: 750 750
2022 75th: 790 790
2023 75th: 790 790
2024 75th: 780 780
SAT Reading & Writing
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 670 670
2012 25th: 670 670
2013 25th: 680 680
2022 25th: 720 720
2023 25th: 730 730
2024 25th: 730 730
2011 75th: 750 750
2012 75th: 760 760
2013 75th: 760 760
2022 75th: 770 770
2023 75th: 760 760
2024 75th: 770 770
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2013 Submitted: 80.0% 80.0%
2022 Submitted: 57.0% 57.0%
2023 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0%
2024 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
