Bowdoin College - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

Bowdoin College Description:

Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of 21,000 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin takes pride in both its beautiful location and its academic excellence. Eight miles away is their 118 acres Coastal Studies Center on Orr's Island. Bowdoin recently changed their financial aid practices, and future students can look forward to graduating with no loans.

Admissions Data:

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 11.6%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 650 / 740
  • SAT Math: 650 / 730
  • SAT Writing: 650 / 730
  • ACT Composite: 29 / 33

Enrollment:

• Total Enrollment: 1,734
• Gender Breakdown: 49% Male / 51% Female
• 99.5% Full-time

Costs:

• Tuition and Fees: $36,370
• Books: $800
• Room and Board: $9,890
• Other Expenses: $1,200
• Total Cost: $48,260

Bowdoin Financial Aid:

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 39%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 13%
  • State / Local Grants: 6%
  • Institutional Grants: 38%
  • Loans: 30%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $4,532
  • State / Local Grants: $926
  • Institutional Grants: $24,069
  • Loans: $3,644

Most Popular Majors:

Biology, Economics, English, History, Political Science

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics (2006-2007 data)

Bowdoin College Mission Statement:

It is the mission of the College to engage students of uncommon promise in an intense full-time education of their minds, exploration of their creative faculties and development of their social and leadership abilities, in a four-year course of study and residence that concludes with a baccalaureate degree in the liberal arts.

Two guiding ideas suffuse Bowdoin's mission. The first, from the College of the 18th and 19th centuries, defines education in terms of a social vision. "Literary institutions are founded and endowed for the common good, and not for the private advantage of those who resort to them. . . but that their mental powers may be cultivated and improved for the benefit of society" (President Joseph McKeen's inaugural address, 1802); "To lose yourself in generous enthusiasms and cooperate with others for common ends: this is the offer of the College" (President William DeWitt Hyde, 1903). The second idea stresses the formation of a complete individual for a world in flux: there is an intrinsic value in a liberal arts education of breadth and depth, beyond the acquisition of specific knowledge, that will enable a thinking person, "to be at home in all lands and all ages" (President Hyde).

from http://www.bowdoin.edu/communications/publications/mission.shtml