5700 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8448
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1794
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,666
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $578,206,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $34,640
Room/Board: $9,310
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 60%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 71%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 80%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: BUSINESS: Morgan Stanley, Banc of America Securities, Charles River Associates, Cambridge Associates, Deloitte Consulting, LL Bean, State Street Bank, Discover Re, Tecolote Research, Kellogg Group, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Schwartz Communications,
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 995,507
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,300
Number of microforms: 112,408
Number of audiovisuals: 23,153
Number of ebooks: 81,664
Other library facilities: Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Beckwith Music Library, Hatch Science Library, Pierce Art Library, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections and Archives, Government Documents, Language Media Center, Russwurm African-American Center Library, Women’s Resource Center Library, Career Planning Center Resource Library, Susan Dwight Bliss Room
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Arctic Studies Center, Educational Research and Development Program, Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching, Coastal Studies Center, Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island, Wish Theater, Pickard Theater, Visual Arts Center, Gibson Hall of Music, Environmental Studies Center, Russwurm African-American Center, Women’s Resource Center, Community Service Resource Center, Electronic Classroom
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 450
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 250
Classrooms: 500
Labs: 150
Other areas: 4,500
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,500
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 95%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 95%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (63%), apartment for single students (22%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (15%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 27%
Doubles: 18%
Triples or Suites: 34%
Apartments: 21%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 32
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 97%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 205 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Portland (30), Boston (130)
Nearest train station: Portland (25)
Nearest bus station: Brunswick (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 40%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 46%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,835
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Asian Week (culminating with the Asian Student Association Fashion Show, highlighting traditional attire of Asian nations); Battle of the Bands; Bear AIDS (a daylong benefit concert with 5 or 6 bands, including the winner of the Battle of the Bands); Black History Month (lectures, films & performances); Bowdoin Film Series; Bowdoin vs. Colby Ice Hockey games; Coffee House Nights with student performances; Common Good Day (a campus-wide day of community service); Common Hour (regular noon-time lectures & performances for the campus community); Ebony Ball; Foreign Language Tables (French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean); House System houses hosted weekly activities (Loose Leaves, trips to Portland Museum of Art, Portland Symphony, Popham Beach, etc. , movie nights, Monday night football, Oktoberfest, bands, coffee houses, Haunted House, volunteering, theme parties, faculty lectures, etc. ); International Week; Ivies Weekend; Junior/Senior Ball; Life 101 (classes in self-defense, cooking, auto repair, etc. ); Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration; Midnight Madness (opening of basketball season at Bowdoin); One Acts Festival (staged readings of student-written plays); Performing Arts Series; Senior Art Show; Spring Dance Performance; Spring Gala (formal dance with a swing orchestra); Teatime Concert Series; Winter’s Weekend (with a Broom Ball contest to benefit charity)