How has Bowdoin College changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 20% (2010) to 7.1% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 6,018 (2010) to 13,265 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 1,762 (2010) to 1,881 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 1460–1560 (2022) to 1470–1550 (2024).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: College Scorecard · 2022–2024
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 29–33 (2008) to 33–35 (2022).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $42,816 (2011) to $71,740 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.