Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bowdoin

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 93.80% where the last year rate was 94%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.70% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Bowdoin keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 93.80% where the current academic year rate is 94%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bowdoin College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	93%	94%	93%
2014-15	93%	89%	97%
2015-16	93%	93%	93%
2016-17	94%	95%	94%
2017-18	95%	93%	97%
2018-19	95%	93%	97%
2019-20	94%	93%	96%
2020-21	94%	93%	96%
2021-22	93%	92%	95%
2022-23	94%	93%	94%
Average	93.80%	92.80%	95.20%

Bowdoin College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.60% where the current year rate is 4%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bowdoin College from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	3%
2019-20	2%
2020-21	3%
2021-22	4%
2022-23	4%
Average	1.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.70% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bowdoin from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	97%	-
2014-15	98%	-
2015-16	97%	-
2016-17	94%	-
2017-18	96%	-
2018-19	98%	-
2019-20	98%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	97%	-
2022-23	96%	-
Average	95.70%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bowdoin College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	8.90:1

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