Admission Scores Trends at Bowdoin

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of Bowdoin College is 1462, and current year SAT score is 1520. The SAT score have been increased 90 points since 2012 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Bowdoin. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 1520 points at Bowdoin.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Bowdoin. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to Bowdoin by score range 1420-1520 and 1470-1570.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is 1520 at Bowdoin. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1387 (25^th percentile) and 1530 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Bowdoin.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Bowdoin College since 2012.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	1,340	1,430	1,520	670	715	760	670	715	760
2013-14	1,360	1,435	1,510	680	715	750	680	720	760
2014-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	1,460	1,520	1,560	740	770	790	720	750	770
Average	1387	1462	1530	697	733	767	690	728	763

SAT Scores Over Time of Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Bowdoin College SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2023 ACT score is 34 at Bowdoin. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Bowdoin.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Bowdoin College since 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	31	32	33	31	33	35	29	32	34
2013-14	30	32	33	31	33	34	29	32	34
2022-23	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	34
Average	31	33	34	32	34	35	30	32	34

ACT Scores Over Time of Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Bowdoin College ACT English Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Admission Scores Trends at Bowdoin

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