You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for African Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowdoin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Among the 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,044. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.