Bowdoin College
Founded 1794
President John Askins (President)
Fees USD 64,610
Acceptance Rate Very Selective (<20%)
Campus Setting Suburban
Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1794 in Brunswick, Maine. Consistently ranked among the top 5 liberal arts colleges in the United States, Bowdoin enrolls 1,900 students and is known for marine science (Schiller Coastal Studies Center on Orr’s Island), environmental studies, and government programs. Notable: Bowdoin provides free dining to all students and was the alma mater of arctic explorers Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan.