Bowdoin College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Bowdoin College is 9:1, and the school has 67.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Bowdoin College include: Political Science and Government; Economics; Biology, General; Environmental Studies; and History. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 96.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities Social science Mathematics Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	9:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Political Science and Government 17% Economics 13% Biology, General 13% Environmental Studies 10% History 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	3-2 or 4-2 Engineering Degree Programs with Dartmouth, Columbia, Caltech or U Maine; 3-3 Law Degree Program with Columbia
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 45% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 38% Writing in the disciplines 64% Undergraduate research/creative projects 40%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	96%
4-year graduation rate	88

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data