Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Bowdoin College is slightly skewed towards women students, with 50.6% of undergraduate students being women and 49.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,951, with 988 women and 963 men.
- men 49.4% 963 students
- women 50.6% 988 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 57.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,120 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 11.1% of the student body, with 217 students. Asian students represent 8.9% of the population, with 174 students, while Mixed race students account for 8.8%, with 172 students. African American students account for 5.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 115 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 7.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 139 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.4% of the population, totaling 8 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Bowdoin College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 57.5% 1,120 students
- Hispanic 11.1% 217 students
- Asian 8.9% 174 students
- Mixed race 8.8% 172 students
- International students 7.1% 139 students
- African American 5.9% 115 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 100.0% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 46% 905 students
- 18-19 45% 876 students
- 22-24 8% 150 students
- 25-29 0% 3 students
- 30-34 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Bowdoin College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 56 | 14.07% | |
| California | 51 | 12.81% | |
| Maine | 40 | 10.05% | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 6.03% | |
| New Jersey | 23 | 5.78% | |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 5.03% | |
| Texas | 19 | 4.77% | |
| Washington | 19 | 4.77% | |
| Maryland | 15 | 3.77% | |
| Florida | 12 | 3.02% | |
| Colorado | 10 | 2.51% | |
| Illinois | 10 | 2.51% | |
| Georgia | 9 | 2.26% | |
| Ohio | 9 | 2.26% | |
| Virginia | 9 | 2.26% | |
| Minnesota | 7 | 1.76% | |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1.26% | |
| Arizona | 4 | 1.01% | |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 1.01% | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 1.01% | |
| Oregon | 4 | 1.01% | |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1.01% | |
| Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% |
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