| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,799 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,794 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
5 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
90% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 63.2% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 5.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 62.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.0% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
207 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Brunswick, ME |
| Population of city/town: |
20,278 |
| Nearest major city: |
Portland |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
25 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
66,318 |
| Online campus map: |
www.bowdoin.edu/about/
campus/maps |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (60%)
- single-student apartments (19%)
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including Wellness housing. College-owned houses. (21%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
91% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
9% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All first-year students and sophomores must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
40% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, Academic Honor and social codes. Attendance, residential life, sexual misconduct, discrimination, privacy rights, illegal drug, and computer use policies. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
450 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
software support, free equipment loans through the IT Loaning Center, training classes, Student Technical Services, printing, wireless network, movie streaming service, free Microsoft Office at no cost, various campus computer labs. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Government documents repository. Language media center. African-American, Hawthorne-Longfellow, music, science, art, and career planning resource libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Coastal marine biology and ornithology research facility on Orr's Island, scientific station on Kent Island, black box theater, music and recital halls, McKeen Center for the Common Good, electronic classroom, recording studio, science facility; art and Arctic museum; Arctic studies, art and dance, outdoor leadership, crafts, educational technology, environmental studies, African-American, and women's resource centers; music and recital halls; off-campus study, health professions advising, and pre-law advising offices. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, EMS tutor, international student advisor, spiritual life advisor, Leadership Development Program. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, college-sponsored public interest internships, graduate school advising, job fairs, job bank. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
72% |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Bowdoin Orient, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
1 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
120 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Catholic Students Union, Christian Fellowship at Bowdoin, Bowdoin Hillel, Bowdoin Circle, Muslim Student Association, Bowdoin Quakers, Bowdoin community Gospel Choir, Bowdoin Orthodox Association, Bowdoin Inklings. |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Multicultural Coalition, African-American Society, Asian Student Association; Korean American Students Association, Latin American Students Association, Native American Student Associations, Muslim Student Association |
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| International student organizations: |
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Amnesty International, African Alliance, Circolo Italiano; German and International clubs |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Active Minds, a cappella and singing groups, Amnesty International, anime society, Bodyspeak, campus activities board, College Democrats, College Republicans, Community Service Council, Consulting Group, crafts center, dance groups, debate team, Evergreens, film society, finance society, Food Co-op, Green Bowdoin Alliance, Green Global Initiatives, Haitian Alliance, J Street U, Lyricist Poetry Group, mock trial, Model UN, organic garden, Peucinian Society, Queer Straight Alliance, Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere, RoboCup, Safe Space, Slam Poets, Student Global Aids Campaign, Student Museum and Arts Collective, Students for Justice in Palestine, Sustainable Bowdoin, Taiko Drumming, theatre and comedy groups, V-Day, V-Space, Women's Association, Women in Business, Art Society; outing, Yellow Bike, and chess clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Tim Ryan,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Nicky Pearson,
Associate Athletic Director/SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
Jeff Ward,
Bowdoin College,
9000 College Station,
Brunswick, ME 04011,
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| Athletics homepage: |
www.bowdoin.edu/webcams |
| School colors: |
black and white |
| School mascot: |
Polar Bears |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's football | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's ice hockey | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's Nordic skiing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's sailing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's squash | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's field hockey | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's ice hockey | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's Nordic skiing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's rugby | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's sailing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's squash | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. IIi |
| Women's tennis | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NESCAC, NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
50% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
25% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic fields, boathouse, field house, fitness center, gymnasium, ice hockey arena, indoor and outdoor tennis courts and track, rowing and sailing center, running and skiing trails, squash courts, swimming pool |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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4-square, aerobics, archery, badminton, basketball, broomball, camping, canoeing, cheerleading, curling, cycling, dodgeball, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, flag football, hiking, ice hockey, indoor soccer, kayaking, lacrosse, martial arts, outdoor expedition skills, Pilates, rock climbing, rowing, rugby, skiing, snowshoeing, soccer, softball, spinning, snowboarding, table tennis, telemark skiing, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, whitewater rafting, yoga |
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| Club sports for men: |
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crew, curling, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, alpine skiing, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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crew, curling, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, lacrosse, alpine skiing, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Portland (25 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston (120 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Brunswick |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Brunswick |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
64% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
8% immediately, 18% within one year of graduation, 75% within 10 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston College, Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, NYU, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, University of Maine, University of Massachusetts, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Yale University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
75% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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AmeriCorps, Analysis Group, Arnold Worldwide, Barclays, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Bloomberg, Bowdoin College, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, Christie's, Citi, Conde Nast, Cowen Group, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Edelman, Education First, EMC, Epic, Eze Software Group, Fidelity Investments, General Reinsurance, Goldman Sachs, Google, Guggenheim, Harlem Children's Zone, Harvard University, HBO, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Kaiser Associates, L. L. Bean, Lego, M&T Bank, Mass Challenge, Massachusetts General Hospital, MATCH Charter School, Morgan Stanley, News Corporation, Peace Corps, Penguin Random House, Phillips Andover Academy, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St. Paul's School, Suffolk Construction, Teach for America, The Jackson Laboratory, U. S. Department of Defense, U. S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marine Corps, Uncommon Schools, Unum. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Reed Hastings, Founder, CEO, Chair, Netflix
- Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic Champion
- Geoffrey Canada, Social Activist and Educator, CEO, Harlem Children's Zone.
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