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Acceptance Rate 8.82%
Yield 62.90%
Applicants 9,325
Admitted 822
Enrolled 517

Applying To Bowdoin

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 8.82% at Bowdoin College where a total of 9,325 students applied and 822 were accepted. It requires four items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Bowdoin.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/
Acceptance Rate8.82%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 8.82% where a total of 9,325 students (4,027 men and 5,298 women) have applied to Bowdoin and 822 (397 men and 425 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 262 male and 255 female students have enrolled into Bowdoin and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 62.90%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Bowdoin
TotalMenWomen
Applicants9,3254,0275,298
Admitted822397425
Enrolled517262255
Acceptance Rate 8.82% 9.86% 8.02%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 62.90% 65.99% 60.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Admission Requirements

Bowdoin College requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank) to submit to their applicants.
Application Requirements for Bowdoin
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Bowdoin College is Semester. Bowdoin College accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Bowdoin College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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