Applying to Bowdoin - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 7.13%. A total of 13,265 students (6,244 men and 7,013 women) have applied to and 946 (434 men and 511 women) students admitted to Bowdoin College.

Among them, 232 male and 275 female students have enrolled into Bowdoin and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 53.59%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At Bowdoin, 158 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 85 applicants (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 at Bowdoin. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,550 and 25^th percentile score is 1,470.

The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 33.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Bowdoin. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Bowdoin with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Bowdoin College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 8 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience, Legacy status.