Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bowdoin

At Bowdoin College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 12.33%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 9.19%. Bowdoin College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 52.90%, and the 2023 yield is 58.93%. The number of Bowdoin applicants decreased by 0.55% (51 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 12.33%, and this year's acceptance rate is 9.19% at Bowdoin College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 13.74% and women students' rate is 11.25%. Bowdoin College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bowdoin College over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 15.78% 17.81% 14.20%
2013-14 14.95%
-0.84%
16.76%
-0.66%
13.54%
-0.66%
2014-15 14.91%
-0.04%
16.77%
-0.08%
13.46%
-0.08%
2015-16 14.87%
-0.04%
15.89%
0.61%
14.07%
0.61%
2016-17 14.84%
-0.03%
16.56%
-0.49%
13.59%
-0.49%
2017-18 13.63%
-1.21%
15.37%
-1.20%
12.39%
-1.20%
2018-19 10.26%
-3.36%
11.57%
-3.04%
9.34%
-3.04%
2019-20 9.05%
-1.21%
10.34%
-1.25%
8.09%
-1.25%
2020-21 9.16%
0.10%
10.28%
0.25%
8.34%
0.25%
2021-22 9.00%
-0.16%
10.01%
-0.34%
8.00%
-0.34%
2022-23 9.19%
0.20%
9.81%
0.73%
8.73%
0.73%
Average 12.33% 13.74% 11.25%
Bowdoin College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 52.90% where the current academic year yield is 58.93%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bowdoin College from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 46.42% 46.18% 46.64%
2013-14 47.15%
0.74%
47.48%
0.20%
46.84%
0.20%
2014-15 48.65%
1.49%
50.78%
-0.28%
46.56%
-0.28%
2015-16 49.51%
0.86%
52.94%
-0.12%
46.44%
-0.12%
2016-17 49.85%
0.35%
50.74%
2.62%
49.06%
2.62%
2017-18 50.71%
0.86%
53.35%
-0.68%
48.38%
-0.68%
2018-19 54.72%
4.01%
56.35%
4.93%
53.31%
4.93%
2019-20 59.05%
4.33%
60.05%
4.80%
58.10%
4.80%
2020-21 53.89%
-5.16%
54.68%
-4.92%
53.19%
-4.92%
2021-22 63.05%
9.16%
66.01%
6.72%
59.91%
6.72%
2022-23 58.93%
-4.12%
59.18%
-1.18%
58.72%
-1.18%
Average 52.90% 54.34% 51.56%
Bowdoin College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,005, the average number of admitted is 954, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 501. The number of Bowdoin applicants decreased by 0.55% (51 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bowdoin College from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 6,716 1,060 492
2013-14 7,052
336
1,054
5
497
5
2014-15 6,935
-117
1,034
6
503
6
2015-16 6,790
-145
1,010
-3
500
-3
2016-17 6,799
9
1,009
3
503
3
2017-18 7,251
452
988
-2
501
-2
2018-19 9,081
1,830
932
9
510
9
2019-20 9,332
251
845
-11
499
-11
2020-21 9,402
70
861
-35
464
-35
2021-22 9,325
-77
839
65
529
65
2022-23 9,376
51
862
-21
508
-21
Average 8,005 954 501
Bowdoin College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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