Bowdoin College Campus Life
Demographic Breakdown
| % of undergrads on campus: | 95% |
| % of undergrads owning a car?: | 40% |
| % of males in fraternities: | 0% |
| % of females in sororities: | 0% |
| % of students on-campus (weekends): | 90% |
| On-campus housing availibility: | Yes |
| Housing assistance programs?: | 95% |
| Housing available for all students?: | Yes |
| Off-campus assistance?: | Yes |
Housing Stats
| Types of available housing: | coed dorms (63%), apartment for single students (22%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (15%) |
| % college-owned singles: | 27% |
| % college-owned doubles: | 18% |
| % college-owned triples: | 34% |
| % college-owned apartments: | 21% |
| % college-owned other: | N/A |
| Number of college-owned residences: | 32 |
| % of rooms with sprinkler systems: | 97% |
| % of rooms with fire alarms: | 100% |
| % of rooms with high-speed internet: | 100% |
Campus Geography
| Campus size: | 205 acres |
| Nearest airport location (miles): | Portland (30), Boston (130) |
| Nearest train station (miles): | Portland (25) |
| Nearest bus station (miles): | Brunswick (0) |
| Public transport on campus?: | No |
| Cars allowed on campus?: | Yes |
Employment
| School employment opportunities?: | Yes |
| Average undergraduate earnings ($$): | 1,835 |
| Freshmen not encouraged to work?: | No | % undergraduates employed: | 46% |
ROTC/Alcohol Policy
| Army ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Navy ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Airforce ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Alcohol permitted (wet campus)?: | Yes |
| Other campus rules: | class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Well-known campus 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) |