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The acceptance rate of Bowdoin College is 9.2%. Total 9,376 students have applied to and 862 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 508 students enrolled in Bowdoin College (Admission Yield: 58.9%). The average SAT score is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $65 at Bowdoin College.
  • Acceptance Rate: 9.2%
  • Yield: 58.9%
  • SAT Score: 1,520

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 9,376 students have applied to Bowdoin College. By gender, 3,994 male and 5,382 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 862 (392 male and 470 female) students have accepted and 508(232 male and 276 female) have enrolled into Bowdoin College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Bowdoin College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Bowdoin College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants9,3763,9945,382
Admitted862392470
Enrolled508232276
Acceptance Rate 9.19% 9.81% 8.73%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 58.93% 59.18% 58.72%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Bowdoin College, 183 applicants (36% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 108 applicants (21%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,460. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 105 and 25th percentile score is 98. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Bowdoin College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Bowdoin College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Bowdoin College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720770
SAT Math740790
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3134
ACT English3436

Offered Degrees at Bowdoin

Bowdoin College only offers Bachelor's with 1,915 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Bowdoin College.
Offered Degrees at Bowdoin College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Bowdoin

Bowdoin College accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Bowdoin College.
Accepted Credits at Bowdoin College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Bowdoin College, 3 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program and Recommendations are rquired to submit to apply for Bowdoin. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Bowdoin.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Required

Recommendations

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Considered But Not Required

Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Considered But Not Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023