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Bowdoin Demographics & Diversity Report

College Factual's <nil> diversity report highlights the racial demographics, age range, gender ratios, and geographic origins of Bowdoin students.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Bowdoin Student Population

How Many Students Attend Bowdoin College?

Bowdoin total enrollment is approximately 1,777 students.

Bowdoin Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Bowdoin undergraduate population is made up of 52% women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Bowdoin Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	998
Hispanic	189
Asian	166
Multi-Ethnic	143
Black or African American	137
International	128
Unknown	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Bowdoin Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	999
Hispanic	189
Asian	166
Multi-Ethnic	143
Black or African American	137
International	128
Unknown	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Bowdoin College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	836
Asian	23
Black or African American	20
Multi-Ethnic	10
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Bowdoin.

Bowdoin Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 915 female students and 862 male students at Bowdoin.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Bowdoin is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Bowdoin faculty.

There are approximately 580 female teachers and 457 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Bowdoin ranks 45 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

90.41% of Bowdoin students come from out of state, and 6.56% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 40 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	72
New York	60
California	52
Maine	45
New Jersey	33

International Students at Bowdoin

Students from 35 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Canada, and South Korea.

Learn more about international students at Bowdoin.

Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Bowdoin, 91.13% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	872
20-21	783
22-24	127
25-29	1
35 and over	1
30-34	0
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

• How we came up with Diversity Scores.