Bowdoin College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, ME (town setting), with 1,850 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 8% of 10,966 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1480–1550 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $85,100 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,110 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 96% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences. The campus reported 4.61 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bowdoin College ranks
10 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,910
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bowdoin College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bowdoin College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $355k | $15,440 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $316k | $9,306 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $302k | $18,872 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $407k | $31,281 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $275k | $13,089 | — | |
| Football | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 84 | — | 1 | $904k | $10,766 | — | |
| Men's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $81k | $8,109 | — | |
| Women's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $99k | $12,390 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $495k | $14,985 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $305k | $12,211 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $389k | $7,944 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $286k | $12,989 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $305k | $9,854 | — | |
| Softball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $291k | $14,541 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $139k | $5,806 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $149k | $5,721 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $227k | $18,928 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $277k | $27,686 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 102 | — | 1 | $373k | $3,653 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 101 | — | 1 | $358k | $3,547 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $248k | $12,424 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.