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Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College
255 Maine Street
Brunswick, ME 04011

Official telephone: (207) 725-3000
Fax number: (207) 725-3101
Website: https://www.bowdoin.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,850
Full-time undergraduates: 1,845
Part-time undergraduates: 5
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
52.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 215 acres
Nearest major city: Portland, Maine

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live off campus: 6%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 275
Other computer facilities/services: computer repairtraining classes24/7 software supportfree equipment loaner pool: laptops, video and digital cameras, sound and lighting systems, iPadsmovie streaming servicefree office softwaredigital media lab
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Bowdoin Outing Club; Bowdoin Culinary Club; Asian Students Alliance; Bowdoin Craft Center; Bowdoin Organic Garden

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's field hockey  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's indoor track  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rowing  
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (cross-country)  
Men's soccer  
Men's softball  
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's rowing  
Women's rugby NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's sailing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; basketball; ice hockey; soccer; softball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Portland International Jetport

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