Brunswick, Maine · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Bowdoin College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Brunswick, Maine. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,881 students in fall 2024.
Bowdoin College offers bachelor's degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Political Science and Government, and Biology. It awarded 528 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
1,881
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
528
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Campus
Program levels
Bachelor
Programs and majors offered 43
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
528
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,881
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,881
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,036
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
9%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Safa Zaki
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit