by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Bowdoin College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Bowdoin College stands at about $80,390.00 per year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $67,832.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,558.00 |
| Total cost | $80,390.00 |
| That is 145% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $80,390.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$70,702.00 |
| Net price | $9,688.00 |
| That is 70% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $80,390.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$81,955.00 |
| Net price | $-1,565.00 |
| That is 105% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at about 5.2% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Freshman year | $-1,646.00 | $10,188.00 | $84,542.00 |
| Senior year | $-1,914.00 | $11,850.00 | $98,331.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $-7,111.00 | $44,021.00 | $365,283.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $-2,709.00 | $16,770.00 | $139,160.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $-82.00 | $507.00 | $4,204.00 |
| Total amount paid | $-9,820.00 | $60,792.00 | $504,443.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Freshman year | $-1,646.00 | $10,188.00 | $84,542.00 |
| Senior year | $-1,731.00 | $10,715.00 | $88,909.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $-3,377.00 | $20,903.00 | $173,451.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $-1,286.00 | $7,963.00 | $66,079.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $-39.00 | $241.00 | $1,996.00 |
| Total amount paid | $-4,663.00 | $28,866.00 | $239,530.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $14,398.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,786.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $3,275.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $3,464.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $6,764.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,899.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $42,867.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Bowdoin College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Bowdoin College works out to $12,000.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,500.00 |
| 25th | $8,454.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,000.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $31,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,250.00 |
| Middle income | $12,000.00 |
| High income | $13,000.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,778.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,000.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Bowdoin College amounts to $1,161.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Bowdoin College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 1.3% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Bowdoin College total $21,614,411.00 distributed across 1,942 loan recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 9 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $35,732.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Bowdoin College, consider the following:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.