Bowdoin College - Campus Life Overview

What QB Scholars say about housing...

“The housing is so nice, I feel so fortunate to have the comfort and facilities that we do.”
- Alivia Moore, Chamberlain Scholar, Class of 2009

What QB Scholars say about the food...

“It is absolutely incredible! We are spoiled!”
- Alivia Moore, Chamberlain Scholar, Class of 2009

Housing

95% of students live on campus
Housing is guaranteed for first-year students.
View types of housing available.

Food

Check out the food at Bowdoin by looking at their actual dining menu.

Student Life

Learn about the issues that are important to Bowdoin students, and get a sense of the unique character of campus life by checking out Bowdoins’s student newspaper, The Bowdoin Orient
View the student groups and organizations.

Articles and Interesting Tidbits

Read about how Bowdoin is one of the top producers of Peace Corp Volunteers in The Bowdoin Orient.
Students start a new Alternative Spring Break to fight the Sex Trade in Thailand. Read more in The Bowdoin Orient.
Students start a student organization to fight hunger in Brunswick, Maine, the town surrounding Bowdoin. Learn more.

Relevant Rankings:

Ranked #1 for "Best Campus Food" in the 2006 Princeton Review Best 361 College Rankings.

Ranked #16 for "Dorms Like Palaces" in the 2006 Princeton Review Best 361 College Rankings.

Ranked 20th among small colleges and universities for the number of Peace Corp volunteers produced in 2005.