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.