Bowdoin College vs Gordon College

Bowdoin College and Gordon College, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Bowdoin, a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 11%. Gordon, a private Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts, offers a more accessible admissions process with an acceptance rate of 75%. Bowdoin's student body is diverse, with 52% female and 48% male students, while Gordon's student body is predominantly female, with 62% female and 38% male students. Both colleges offer a range of popular majors, with Bowdoin excelling in the social sciences, biological sciences, and humanities, and Gordon excelling in business, education, and psychology. With graduation rates of 94% and 86% respectively, both institutions ensure that their students are well-prepared for their future endeavors. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more about these two exceptional

	Bowdoin College	Gordon College
Overview
Location	Brunswick, Maine	Wenham, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	97.0%	79.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Interdenominational

Admission
Acceptance rate	8.8%	77.4%
Application fees	$65	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	1153 - 1370
ACT range	N/A	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score		24.0%
Students submitting ACT score		8.0%
Total number of applicants	9,325	1,462
Total number of admissions given out	822	1,132
Admitted students who chose to enroll	517	317
Yield rate	62.9%	28.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$76,310	$40,910
Average net price	$26,727	$25,917
Tuition	$57,776	$25,250
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,630 Meal plan: $8,268	Room/dormitory: $7,480 Meal plan: $4,220
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	54.0% Average amount $45,153	100.0% Average amount $26,364
Students receiving federal student loan	11.0% Average amount $4,767	68.0% Average amount $7,144
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $20,700	13.0% Average amount $14,683

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,951 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%	1,368 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%
Graduate students	N/A	436 Men 26.4% Women 73.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	91.5%	N/A
International students	7.1%	8.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,913	1,390
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York California Maine Connecticut New Jersey	Mississippi Connecticut New Hampshire New York New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Ethnic Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Natural Resources and Conservation Mathematics and Statistics	Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	93.8%	72.1%
Dropout rate	2.2%	27.7%
Transferred out	4.0%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $104,192 Year 3: $122,292 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $83,803 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,127 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $77,719 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,934 Year 2: $50,231 Year 3: $60,473 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,244 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,658 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: N/A Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,454 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,771 Year 2: $46,556 Year 3: $51,827 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,003 Year 2: $27,681 Year 3: $42,021 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,123 Year 2: $35,954 Year 3: $41,684 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,092 Year 2: $31,038 Year 3: $36,135 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,785 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $33,409 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,365 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $32,774 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,486 Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $32,663 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,082 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $27,417 Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,219 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,587 Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: N/A

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