Bowdoin College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, science, conservation and resource management, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,723 in 2009-2010 (1,705 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bowdoin provides on-campus housing for 1,711 of its 1,705 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New England Small College Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Archeology

FINE ARTS (26 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (281 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 (7 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDICINE (19 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (67 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Geochemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Psychology