Brunswick, ME
Bowdoin College is a private small school in Brunswick, ME, enrolling about 1,873 undergraduates. It's highly selective, admitting about 7% of applicants. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates, especially in Computer Science, report the strongest earnings here: a median of $137,611/year. Students are required to live on campus.
Admissions
Test scores for the Fall 2025 entering class come from Bowdoin College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set: 35% submitted SAT scores, 17% submitted ACT scores.
Application deadlines for Fall 2027 entry
- Early Decision I: Nov 15, 2026
- Early Decision II: Jan 5, 2027
- Regular Decision: Jan 5, 2027
Confirm on Bowdoin College's own admissions site before you apply.
Cost & outcomes
From the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Not every school reports every field. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Where do you stand against Bowdoin College's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow Bowdoin College weighs your application
From Bowdoin College's own Common Data Set, 2025-26, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What applicants who posted their results listed
30 self-reported applicant profiles from public posts, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles: 11 admitted, 19 rejected or waitlisted. Figures read admitted vs. rejected or waitlisted.
Most common activities
Most common awards among admits
Who posted
How this compares across selective liberal arts colleges: Liberal Arts College Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not Bowdoin College's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what Bowdoin College weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bowdoin College look for in applicants?
Per Bowdoin College's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates class rank, rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, application essay, recommendations, extracurricular activities, talent/ability, character/personal qualities as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is Bowdoin College's acceptance rate?
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME admits approximately 7% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
What SAT score do I need for Bowdoin College?
Per Bowdoin College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 1470–1540 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
What ACT score do I need for Bowdoin College?
Per Bowdoin College's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 33–35 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
How much does Bowdoin College cost?
Bowdoin College's total cost of attendance is reported at $85,100 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
When is the application deadline for Bowdoin College?
Bowdoin College's deadlines are Early Decision I Nov 15, 2026; Early Decision II Jan 5, 2027; Regular Decision Jan 5, 2027, per its own published admissions calendar.
Does Bowdoin College require students to live on campus?
Yes -- Bowdoin College requires students to live in on-campus housing.
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