6.8%
957 admitted
from 14,045 apps
Applications14,045
Overall admit rate6.8%
Enrolled515 · 53.8% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#5
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#526
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#2626
NicheBest Colleges in America#3226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#3926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#4726
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#5526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMaine colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policySAT or ACT scores are not required for admission to Bowdoin. Home-schooled applicants must submit either a graded paper/lab assignment or standardized test scores (ACT or SAT), in addition to their other application materials.
Admissions URLwww.bowdoin.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@bowdoin.edu
Admissions phone725-3100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Middlebury College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Middlebury College VT · Private (nonprofit)12.8%15002K
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%—2K
Williams College MA · Private (nonprofit)8.6%15202K
Amherst College MA · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15101K
Dartmouth College NH · Private (nonprofit)6.0%1520—
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Hamilton College NY · Private (nonprofit)13.6%14801K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.