SCHOOLS / BOWDOIN COLLEGE

Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK, MEIPEDS 161004CARNEGIE CLASS 21
§25 documents archived2001–2025
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,470
Median1,510
75th1,540
§ 35% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th33
Median34
75th35
§ 17% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 7%SAT SUBMIT 35%ACT SUBMIT 17%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class57%296 ED admits / 515 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.7x15% ED vs 5% all other rounds
Seats left after ED219of 515 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate5%661 admitted from 12,060 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants1,985reported count
Admits29615%
Class seats296assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants12,060reported count
Admits6615%
Class seats21933% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision1,98529615%296Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds12,0606615%219All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 54%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $65. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checked
No-need grant recipients173% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$1,000H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$14,398Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $84,882.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$82,735
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
95%
6-year completion
Average net price
$14,398
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$18,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$50,534$51k
MEDIAN
$82,735$83k
P75
$126,498$126k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$3,145
$30,001 – $48,000
$2,800
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$9,007
$75,001 – $110,000
$13,801
$110,001 and up
$35,196
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
72%
6-yr grad
95%
8-yr grad
94%
Retention
97%
Pell grad
93%
Transfer
3%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.