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Brunswick, Maine
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2021 Rankings for Bowdoin College

Learn how Bowdoin ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in Maine and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For Bowdoin College

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  • Most Focused for Political Science & Government (ranked 3 out of 1200)
  • Most Focused for Mathematics (ranked 10 out of 1389)
  • Overall Diversity (ranked 28 out of 3500)
  • Most Focused for Area Studies (ranked 3 out of 361)
  • Most Focused for Mathematics & Statistics (ranked 17 out of 1441)

A more complete picture of where Bowdoin College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For Bowdoin College

Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.

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Top Quality Overall
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Nationwide
30 of 1714
New England
9 of 135
Maine
1 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Nationwide
664 of 1472
New England
36 of 129
Maine
6 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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Nationwide
130 of 1472
New England
13 of 129
Maine
7 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
616 of 1472
New England
36 of 129
Maine
6 of 17
Diversity
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Overall
28 of 3500
Ethnic
1084 of 3790
Male / Female
78 of 3786
Location
53 of 3510
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Most Popular
36 of 581
Most Focused
9 of 581
Area Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
21 of 363
Most Focused
3 of 361
Ethnic Studies
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worse
Most Popular
153 of 466
Most Focused
72 of 466
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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worse
Most Popular
429 of 1720
Most Focused
206 of 1720
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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worse
Most Popular
135 of 608
Most Focused
51 of 608
General Biology
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Most Popular
786 of 1638
Most Focused
781 of 1638
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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worse
Most Popular
83 of 222
Most Focused
26 of 222
Computer & Information Sciences
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worse
Top Ranked
103 of 512
Best Value
 
334 of 448
Most Popular
872 of 2316
Most Focused
756 of 2316
Highest Paid Grads
23 of 622
Computer Science
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worse
Top Ranked
61 of 209
Best Value
 
161 of 200
Most Popular
249 of 778
Most Focused
116 of 778
Highest Paid Grads
21 of 217
Education
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Most Popular
922 of 1885
Most Focused
 
1101 of 1885
General Education
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Most Popular
71 of 344
Most Focused
79 of 344
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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Most Popular
 
863 of 895
Most Focused
 
851 of 895
English Language & Literature
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Most Popular
536 of 1549
Most Focused
270 of 1549
General English Literature
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Most Popular
447 of 1432
Most Focused
166 of 1432
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Most Popular
553 of 1114
Most Focused
338 of 1114
Germanic Languages
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Most Popular
87 of 267
Most Focused
23 of 267
Romance Languages
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Most Popular
 
716 of 877
Most Focused
 
731 of 877
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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Most Popular
38 of 97
Most Focused
10 of 97
History
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Most Popular
241 of 1404
Most Focused
45 of 1402
History
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Most Popular
241 of 1404
Most Focused
45 of 1402
Mathematics & Statistics
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Top Ranked
38 of 191
Best Value
 
135 of 188
Most Popular
153 of 1438
Most Focused
17 of 1441
Highest Paid Grads
20 of 201
Mathematics
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worse
Top Ranked
14 of 176
Best Value
 
92 of 172
Most Popular
116 of 1383
Most Focused
10 of 1389
Highest Paid Grads
15 of 181
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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Most Popular
 
995 of 1403
Most Focused
 
1024 of 1403
Classical & Ancient Studies
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Most Popular
 
40 of 45
Most Focused
18 of 45
Mathematics & Computer Science
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Most Popular
 
33 of 48
Most Focused
 
27 of 48
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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Most Popular
 
566 of 664
Most Focused
 
550 of 664
Natural Resources & Conservation
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Top Ranked
82 of 190
Best Value
 
168 of 184
Most Popular
190 of 940
Most Focused
89 of 940
Highest Paid Grads
 
179 of 198
Natural Resources Conservation
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Top Ranked
60 of 160
Best Value
 
139 of 154
Most Popular
149 of 834
Most Focused
57 of 835
Highest Paid Grads
 
151 of 167
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Most Popular
198 of 1011
Most Focused
120 of 1011
Philosophy
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Most Popular
280 of 803
Most Focused
104 of 803
Religious Studies
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worse
Most Popular
123 of 541
Most Focused
129 of 541
Physical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
281 of 1382
Most Focused
66 of 1381
Chemistry
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worse
Most Popular
602 of 1229
Most Focused
444 of 1229
Geological & Earth Sciences
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worse
Most Popular
178 of 489
Most Focused
39 of 489
Physics
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worse
Most Popular
106 of 819
Most Focused
22 of 818
Psychology
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worse
Most Popular
 
1047 of 1699
Most Focused
 
1263 of 1699
Child Development & Psychology
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worse
Most Popular
 
82 of 143
Most Focused
61 of 143
Social Sciences
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worse
Top Ranked
43 of 558
Best Value
 
275 of 539
Most Popular
239 of 1548
Most Focused
25 of 1553
Highest Paid Grads
27 of 592
Anthropology
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Most Popular
 
438 of 542
Most Focused
214 of 542
Archeology
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worse
Most Popular
 
36 of 46
Most Focused
 
24 of 46
Economics
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worse
Top Ranked
45 of 276
Best Value
 
147 of 273
Most Popular
158 of 817
Most Focused
49 of 817
Highest Paid Grads
27 of 280
Political Science & Government
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Top Ranked
14 of 367
Best Value
133 of 358
Most Popular
99 of 1221
Most Focused
3 of 1200
Highest Paid Grads
6 of 375
Sociology
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worse
Most Popular
420 of 1100
Most Focused
205 of 1100
Visual & Performing Arts
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worse
Most Popular
 
1117 of 2022
Most Focused
 
1094 of 2022
Drama & Theater Arts
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worse
Most Popular
 
952 of 968
Most Focused
 
916 of 968
Fine & Studio Arts
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Most Popular
 
701 of 1368
Most Focused
560 of 1368
General Visual & Performing Arts
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worse
Most Popular
 
221 of 307
Most Focused
 
199 of 307
Music
better
worse
Most Popular
 
718 of 1238
Most Focused
 
634 of 1238
Men's Sports
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Men's Baseball (D3)
67 of 348
Men's Basketball (D3)
56 of 382
Men's Ice Hockey (D3)
26 of 73
Men's Lacrosse (D3)
20 of 207
Men's Soccer (D3)
28 of 375
Men's Tennis (D3)
4 of 18
Women's Sports
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Women's Basketball (D3)
10 of 388
Women's Field Hockey (D3)
18 of 150
Women's Ice Hockey (D3)
8 of 55
Women's Lacrosse (D3)
22 of 240
Women's Soccer (D3)
44 of 383
Women's Softball (D3)
5 of 365
Women's Tennis (D3)
5 of 16
Women's Volleyball (D3)
46 of 375
Veterans
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worse
Overall
 
1753 of 2104
Computer & Information Sciences
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
404 of 525
Computer Science
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
176 of 208
Mathematics & Statistics
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
100 of 190
Mathematics
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
87 of 174
Natural Resources & Conservation
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
184 of 188
Natural Resources Conservation
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
153 of 158
Social Sciences
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
183 of 552
Economics
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
133 of 275
Political Science & Government
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Top Ranked Veterans
86 of 362
Bowdoin College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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OVERALL
177 of 1232
Canada
178 of 691
China
251 of 842
India
304 of 662
Japan
162 of 449
South Korea
247 of 596
United Kingdom
166 of 556
Vietnam
210 of 511
International Value
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OVERALL
 
1135 of 1204
Canada
 
615 of 677
China
 
753 of 820
India
 
580 of 641
Japan
 
394 of 441
South Korea
 
525 of 582
United Kingdom
 
490 of 544
Vietnam
 
447 of 497
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