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Bowdoin College is located in Brunswick, Maine, United States. It was founded on June 24, 1794, and named after James Bowdoin, former governor of Massachusetts. The college became coeducation in 1971. It enrolls approximately 1,700 students every year. In addition, it has a coastal studies center located on Orrs Island in Harpswell and a scientific field station located on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy. Bowdoin is named one of the top ten liberal arts colleges in the nation in the 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report.
Bowdoin College has several student clubs and organizations such as the African-American Society, Art Union, Bowdoin Anime Club, Barbells for Babes, Bowdoin Film Group, Bowdoin Student Government, Bowdoin Women's Association, Community Service Council, Middle Eastern Belly Dance Ensemble, Latin American Student Organization, and The Yellow Bike Club.
Bowdoin College's athletic teams participate in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. They are called the Polar Bears.
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Campus Location5700 College Station - President's Office
Brunswick, ME 04011-8448
USA
Main Tel: (207) 725-3000
Web Site The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area. |
Bowdoin College HighlightsWhere Bowdoin College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in liberal arts, conservation and resource management, fine arts, and science.
- Selective admissions.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 452 | 42 |
Bowdoin StudentsThe student enrollment at Bowdoin was 1,716 in 2007 (1,712 full-time equivalent). About 47% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 53% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 36,370 | | Room | $ 4,620 | | Board | $ 5,270 | | Books and supplies | $ 800 | | Other | $ 1,200 |
Financial Aid: Bowdoin participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 111 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 41 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 33 |
Housing and MealsBowdoin provides on-campus housing for 1,637 of its 1,712 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Bowdoin AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Bowdoin is in the New England Small College Athletic Conference for major sports.
Bowdoin Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 22% | | Women | 16% | | All | 19% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 650-740 | | Math | 650-730 | | Writing | 650-730 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded) - Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
ENGINEERING (1 awarded) FINE ARTS (29 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (290 awarded) - African Studies
- Ancient Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
- Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Latin American Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Language and Literature
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (5 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
MEDICINE (16 awarded) MUSIC (7 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (63 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Bowdoin with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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