Introduction
Just 25 miles up the coast from the comfortable city of Portland, Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Information Summary
| Overall Score (about) | 99.1 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $70,710 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| SAT 75%ile scores | 1510 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 8 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 98% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 1,828 |
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Admissions
The admissions committee reviews grades, a personal essay, awards and honors, extracurricular activities and accomplishments, and teacher recommendations. Of special interest to the committee is a demonstrated willingness to seek out intellectual challenges in Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Interviews, while not required, are strongly encouraged, and can be arranged during a campus visit or in one
Financial Aid
The college is committed to making a Bowdoin education available to students regardless of their financial situation. Financial aid at Bowdoin is need-based, which is to say that award packages are not dispensed according to academic or athletic merit. These packages include some combination of grants and student employment. In 2008, Bowdoin replaced student loans with grants for all students.
For the class of 2012, for example, forty-one percent of all Bowdoin first-years received need-based scholarship aid. The average first-year award is $35,757. The average portion that is in the form of a grant is $34,192, and the average work contract is for $1,683. The amount of financial aid given to each individual student is dependent on the financial situation of the student
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Students
Social Life and Activities
All kinds of off-campus activities are available within a short distance of the campus. The residences are a short walk from downtown Brunswick, where students
Student Enrollment Demographics
Student Graduation Demographics
Athletics
One of the most striking aspects of the college culture, according to visitors, is how many students participate in intercollegiate and intramural sports. The school
Alumni
Most students stay on a pretty regular course through the school (eighty-six percent graduate in four years, and ninety-one percent in five). In one recent class, eighty-nine percent of graduates responding had either enrolled in graduate school or found employment in their field.
So it can safely be said that, in addition to intangible rewards, the respected degree opens a lot of doors in the academic and professional world; the small class size means that reputable professors are able to offer warm recommendations for their departing students.
The Career Planning Center
The Career Planning Center offers a wealth of resources for job searches, graduate school applications, and underclassmen seeking summer internships. The staff helps students refine their r
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