Bowdoin College
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Bowdoin College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 18, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
In its 2025-26 report, Bowdoin College says 14,045 first-year students applied and 957 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 6.8%. 515 admitted students enrolled (54% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1470–1540 and ACT of 33–35. Early decision: 296 of 1,985 applicants admitted (15%). Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 5.9% (13,265 to 14,045), the acceptance rate went from 7.1% to 6.8%, and the early decision admit rate went from 13% to 15%.
Acceptance Rate
6.8%
Applications
14,045
Admitted
957
Enrolled
515
SAT Composite
1470-1540
SAT Math
730-780
SAT Reading
730-770
ACT Composite
33-35
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
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.
Applicants1,985reported count
Admits29615%
Class seats296assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants12,060reported count
Admits6615%
Class seats21933% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 1,985 | 296 | 15% | 296 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 12,060 | 661 | 5% | 219 | All 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 policy reported, counts unavailable.
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
Application fee: $65. Fee waivers are reported as available.
This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
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.
$82,735
10 yrs after enrollment
95%
6-year completion
$14,398
sticker minus grants
$18,500
federal loans only
4%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
633numbers from this report.
General Information
6 TABLESName of College/University:Bowdoin College
Street Address Line 1:255 Maine Street
CityBrunswick
StateME
Zip04011-8448
Country:USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)207
Main Phone Number:725-3000
WWW Home Page Address:www.bowdoin.edu
Admissions Office Street Address (if different) Line 1:5000 College Station
CityBrunswick
StateME
Zip04011-8448
Country:USA
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):207
Admissions Phone Number:725-3100
Admissions Email Address:admissions@bowdoin.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:www.bowdoin.edu/oid/
Bachelor'sYes
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESC8D · Entrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month1
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day5
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):SAT or ACT scores are not required for admission to Bowdoin. Home-schooled applicants must submit either a graded paper/lab assignment or standardized test scores (ACT or SAT), in addition to their other application materials.
APYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
In-state first-time, first-year who applied540
In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted74
In-state first-time, first-year who enrolled51
Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied7,464
Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted807
Out-of-state first-time, first-year who enrolled427
Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied6,041
Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted76
Nonresident first-time, first-year who enrolled37
Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who applied0
Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who were admitted0
Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who enrolled0
C2 · Wait List
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of wait-listed students admitted:5
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units20.00
English4.00
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language4
Social studies4
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Required
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80095
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6995
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80092
SAT Math: 600-6998
SAT Math: 500-5990
SAT Math: 400-4990
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160096
SAT Composite: 1200-13994
SAT Composite: 1000-11990
SAT Composite: 800-9990
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3697
ACT Composite: 24-293
ACT Composite: 18-230
ACT Composite: 12-170
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT English: 30-3697
ACT English: 24-293
ACT English: 18-230
ACT English: 12-170
ACT English: 6-110
ACT English: Below 60
ACT Math: 30-3684
ACT Math: 24-2915
ACT Math: 18-231
ACT Math: 12-170
ACT Math: 6-110
ACT Math: Below 60
ACT Reading: 30-3699
ACT Reading: 24-291
ACT Reading: 18-230
ACT Reading: 12-170
ACT Reading: 6-110
ACT Reading: Below 60
ACT Science: 30-3696
ACT Science: 24-294
ACT Science: 18-230
ACT Science: 12-170
ACT Science: 6-110
ACT Science: Below 60
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class89.1
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class100
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:26.6
Total0
Total0
Total0
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:65
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day5
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No
Yes, other:Yes
Other:mid-March
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterYes
Weeks1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:12 months (one year)
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
First or only early decision plan closing date: Month11
First or only early decision plan closing date: Day15
First or only early decision plan notification date: Month12
First or only early decision plan notification date: Day15
Other early decision plan closing date: Month1
Other early decision plan closing date: Day5
Other early decision plan notification date: Month2
Other early decision plan notification date: Day15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution1,985
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan296
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:For more information, visit www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/early-decision/
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRequired
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):3.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:See www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/transfers/
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Fall Reply Date: Month6
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Financial aid is occasionally available for transfer students, but is often limited by the commitment the College has made to assist already enrolled and incoming first-year students.
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:C
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day5
Fall Reply Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:D
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:D
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:16
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:D
Describe other transfer credit policies:Bowdoin typically accepts transfer credit for liberal arts courses in which a grade of C or higher has been received. Further, transfer students should understand that although they may expect an estimate regarding class standing upon transferring, official placement is possible only after updated transcripts have arrived at our Office of the Registrar and have been appraised by the dean of academic affairs and appropriate departments.
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/veterans/
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Military training and experiential learning cannot be used for credit.
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Cross-registrationYes
Double majorYes
Exchange student program (domestic)Yes
Independent studyYes
Liberal arts/career combinationYes
Student-designed majorYes
Study abroadYes
Teacher certification programYes
Undergraduate ResearchYes
Specify:3-2 or 4-2 Engineering Degree Programs with Dartmouth College, California Institute of Technology, Columbia University and University of Maine, Orono; Bowdoin Coastal Studies Semester; first-year seminars, summer research fellowships, community-based courses, Quantitative Reasoning Program, Pre-law Advising, Health Professions Advising, Academic Communication for Multilingual Speakers (ACMS), THRIVE Program. Pass/Fail grading options are available.
Arts/fine artsYes
HumanitiesYes
Intensive writingYes
MathematicsYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Other (describe):Yes
Describe:One course in each of the 5 distribution areas: 1) Mathematical, Computational or Statistical Reasoning; 2) Inquiry in the Natural Sciences; 3) Difference, Power and Inequity; 4) International Perspectives; and 5) Visual and Performing Arts
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)89%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)89%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing95%
Percent who live off campus or commute6%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Choral groupsYes
Concert bandYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Jazz bandYes
Literary magazineYes
Model UNYes
Music ensemblesYes
Musical theaterYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Student-run film societyYes
Symphony orchestraYes
Coed residence hallsYes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Wellness housingYes
Other housing options (specify):Yes
Specify:4 small college houses and 8 larger college houses; married students and students with disabilities are accommodated as needed
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:npc.collegeboard.org/app/bowdoin
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.Yes
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:June 1, 2026
Minimum3
Maximum5
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:$1,388
Financial Aid
15 TABLESAcademic Year2024
Institutional methodology (IM)Yes
Federal$2,598,657
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$138,150
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$65,232,930
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$364,342
Total Scholarships/Grants$68,334,079
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
Federal Work-Study$1,025,180
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,247,010
Total Self-Help$2,272,190
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$284,120
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,640,802
Total Scholarships/Grants$1,924,922
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.470
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:102
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$84,882
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$8,657,920
CSS ProfileYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:International Student Financial Aid Application (if unable to submit or pay for CSS Profile), certified income statements, with entries annotated in U.S. dollars; International (or Canadian) Business Supplement (if applicable)
FAFSAYes
CSS ProfileYes
Business/Farm SupplementYes
Other (specify):Yes
Specify:CSS Profile required for noncustodial parents
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
a) Students notified on or about (date):Yes
a) Students notified on or about (date): Month4
a) Students notified on or about (date): Day1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
or within____weeks of notification.1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
State LoansYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
AcademicsYes
LeadershipYes
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Bowdoin is one of the few colleges that practices need-blind admission, meets 100% of the student’s demonstrated need, and does not expect students to take out loans as part of their financial aid package. Bowdoin is committed to making college affordable. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the Class of 2029 received need-based grant assistance from the College, with an average grant of nearly $71,000.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8.32
based on ____ students1,838
and ____ faculty221
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
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