Bowdoin vs MECA

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Bowdoin has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,832) than MECA ($42,942).
It is harder to admit to Bowdoin than MECA.
Bowdoin has more students with 1,881 students while MECA has 475 students.
MECA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Bowdoin's ratio is 9 to 1.
Bowdoin has more full-time faculties with 220 faculties while MECA has 30 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Bowdoin College	vs.	Maine College of Art & Design
Brunswick, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$67,832	2025 Tuition & Fees	$42,942
56%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$59,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,026

7.13 %	Acceptance Rates	76.06 %
53.59 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.14 %
1,520	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
95 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
97 %	Retention Rate	72 %
1,881	Student Population	475
220	Number of Faculties	30
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

Academic Comparison between Bowdoin and MECA

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors