Bowdoin College

Academic Highlights

• Students can choose from 43 majors and 45 minors.

• The student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1 and the average class size is 16 students.

• Students interested in engineering can participate in a 3-2 program with Columbia University, the University of Maine, Dartmouth and Caltech and earn both a BA from Bowdoin and a BS in engineering from the engineering school.

• Additional academic advising is available to students pursuing pre-med. 

• Over 50% of students choose to study abroad for either a semester or an entire academic year.