How Student Population Changes at Bowdoin

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,833 where 1,915 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Bowdoin.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bowdoin College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,795	902	893
2014-15	1,805 10	902 0	903 10
2015-16	1,799 -6	904 2	895 -8
2016-17	1,806 7	902 -2	904 9
2017-18	1,816 10	908 6	908 4
2018-19	1,828 12	903 -5	925 17
2019-20	1,835 7	896 -7	939 14
2020-21	1,777 -58	862 -34	915 -24
2021-22	1,951 174	963 101	988 73
2022-23	1,915 -36	926 -37	989 1
Average	1,833	907	926

Bowdoin College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.51%. The percentage was 64.07% 10 years ago and Bowdoin still has a high percentage of white students. 9.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.01% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bowdoin College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	2	126	84	223	1	1,150	111
2014-15	2	114	88	229	0	1,147	117
2015-16	6	125	97	223	0	1,127	116
2016-17	5	110	110	192	1	1,159	119
2017-18	5	120	117	202	1	1,130	132
2018-19	4	137	147	189	2	1,109	118
2019-20	6	132	140	208	3	1,088	128
2020-21	6	166	137	189	1	999	143
2021-22	4	174	115	217	2	1,120	172
2022-23	2	178	115	253	3	1,063	169
Average	4	138	115	213	1	1,109	133

Bowdoin College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Bowdoin

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes