Bowdoin College

Common Data Set 2006-07

Federal outcomes

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.

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

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction143fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

4 TABLES
Respondent Information
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Address Information
Main Phone Number:(207) 725-3000
WWW Home Page Address:www.bowdoin.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number:(207) 725-3100
Admissions Email Address:admissions@bowdoin.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:http://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/
Degrees Offered
Bachelor'sX

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents195964
Hispanic/Latino15114114
Black or African American, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
White, non-Hispanic33712081210
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic31717
Asian, non-Hispanic61Not reportedNot reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Two or more races, non-HispanicNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknownNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total47417271734
Graduation Rates
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohort200212
Did not persist1213
Final cohort200214
Completed program in less than two years15Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time16Not reported
Completed program in less than four years17Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time18Not reported
Transfers out19Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

2 TABLES
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT72Not reported
ACTNot reportedNot reported
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT compositeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
SAT math650730Not reported
ACT composite2932Not reported
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Admission Policies
Amount of application fee:60
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:__12 months (one year)__
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied6680Not reported146
Admitted67Not reported13
Enrolled37Not reported10
Application for Admission
High school transcriptRequired of All
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementRequired of All
InterviewRequired of All
Standardized test scoresRequired of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:The criteria for evaluating transfer applicants are the sa me as for regular applicants. A statement from the Academic Dean of the school from which the applicant is tran sferring and 2 academic recommendations are required. Transfer applicants are encouraged to submit creative writing samples, art work, photography, musical tapes, etc. Common Data Set 2006-2007

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Accelerated programX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Required Course Work
Arts/fine artsX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X

Student Life

2 TABLES
Activities Offered
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Housing
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition3599035990
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees380380
Food and housing, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
All Institutions Expenses
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies800800800
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation120012001200
Other expenses120012001200

Financial Aid

3 TABLES
Reporting Year
Academic Year2006-2007 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$1,113,684
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$16,897,990
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$612,746
Total Scholarships/Grants$18,706,095
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,053,780
Federal Work-Study$302,070
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$753,475
Total Self-Help$3,109,325
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$66,200
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$471,768
Total Scholarships/Grants$537,968
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$944,456
Total Self-Help$944,456

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 studentsNot reportedNot reported
10-19 students6613
20-29 students6613
30-39 students406
40-49 students161
50-99 students100
100+ students00
Total36785

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported1%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reported5%
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reported8%
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reported7%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported9%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported3%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reported4%
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported4%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported4%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reported3%
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported5%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported34%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported8%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
HistoryNot reportedNot reported5%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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