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Education at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College graduates about 24 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#3 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year245% of the class
Research in the field$385Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1560whole school

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 12 · Arts 7 · Library 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 89
  2. University of Washington 88
  3. University of Delaware 88
  4. Swarthmore College 88
  5. New York University 87
  6. Boston College 87
  7. Smith College 86
  8. Brown University 85

Other strong majors at Bowdoin College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bowdoin College with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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