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Bowdoin College

School info
4.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.8
Food
4.9
Clubs
4.4
Facilities
4.8
Internet
4.3
Location
4.4
Opportunities
4.6
Safety
4.7
Social
4.1
Happiness
4.7

Basic Information

Location

  • Brunswick, ME

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
  • Established: June 24, 1794; 230 years ago (1794-06-24)
  • Founder: James Bowdoin II, James Bowdoin III, Massachusetts State Legislature

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • 43 majors and 45 minors

Key Area

  • Environmental studies and history
  • biomedical research and genomics
  • computer science
  • neuroscience and biochemistry
  • climate change and sustainability

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 1,850 (as of fall 2023)
  • Undergraduates: 1,850 (fall 2023)
  • Postgraduates: 0
  • Academic Staff: 206

Notable Alumni

  • Franklin Pierce
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
  • Reed Hastings

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
Love this place and wouldn't want to go anywhere else. No college is right for everyone. However, for the vast majority of my classmates, it's the best place for them. I've made many friends, not just with fellow students, but faculty as well. I have no complaints at all about the education I've received and the environment is was taught in.
Overall 5
Wonderful college with a healthy mix of political views that's not completely one-sided as in many other colleges and universities. No one is ever made to feel uncomfortable here if their opinions varies with those of others. The faculty and students are genuine and awesome, not to mention the facilities, food, dorms, the town and more.
Overall 5
Bowdoin is beyond great, across the board, faculty/staff, students, facilities, opportunities and, of course the food is the best! I have a very successful and fulfilling career that I'm sure wouldn't be the case without Bowdoin. So happy and fortunate I went there and I'd do it again in an instant.
Overall 5
Totally love it here. I've visited many other campuses, small and large, near and far and I feel like this is the best place to be to learn and grow. I'm convinced that an excellent small LAC is the way to go and I'm lucky to be at one that's like no other.
Overall 5
best experience ever
Overall 5
Like others have said, Bowdoin is simply awesome, no doubt. Coming here was the best decision I've made and likely the best I'll ever make. Seriously.
Overall 5
Bowdoin is special beyond words. I'm extremely fortunate to be here. The people including faculty and staff, facilities and surrounding area are tops.
Overall 5
Great college in every respect.
Overall 4.9
Love this place!
Overall 4.9
Bowdoin is a dream. I literally love everything about it. The faculty, fellow classmates, facilities, surrounding area are all tops. Even the food is incredibly good. I could get into every college in the country and would still pick Bowdoin, without reservation.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
place is a police state, cameras everywhere do not go not worth the $