Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended African Studies Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brunswick, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s African studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.