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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private (nonprofit) · 1,873 students · mostly bachelor degrees
12th-cheapest of 31 Maine colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,398
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$85,100
Graduation rate
95%
Admission rate
7%
Median graduate earnings
$82,735
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$18,500
Average SAT
1520
Pell grant recipients
17%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
36 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$137,611Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree85 grads/yr$121,983Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$89,253Baltic Studies · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$75,966
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.