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Environmental science at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College graduates about 30 environmental science majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 92 out of 100.

92/100Standout#7 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year307% of the class
Research in the field$210Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1560whole school

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Searles Science Building, Hatch Science Library, Roux Center for the Environment.

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 environmental science ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 92
  2. Cornell University 92
  3. Tufts University 92
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  5. Amherst College 92
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  8. Bates College 91

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 environmental science. 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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