Verified College DataA Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focusNCAA Division III

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, United States

9% admit rate94% graduationprivate nonprofit

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Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is one of three outstanding, small, liberal arts colleges in Maine. Pronounced “Bow-din”, it is sometimes considered the most traditional and “preppy” of the three (perhaps because they are located 20 minutes from the LL Bean Factory Store). Bowdoin students often...

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