Bowdoin College - Campus LifeOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: OverviewPercentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 95%Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0% Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0% Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90% College HousingDoes the school offer students housing? YesPercentage of students living in college-owned housing: 95% Housing available for all unmarried students? Yes If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? Yes Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (63%), apartment for single students (22%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (15%) Percentage of college-owned housing units that are...Singles: 27%Doubles: 18% Triples or Suites: 34% Apartments: 21% Other: N/A Number of college-owned housing buildings: 32 Percentage of college-owned housing units that have...A sprinkler system: 97%Fire alarms: 100% Wired high-speed internet access: 100% Campus Size: 205 acres Transportation (distances in miles)Nearest airport(s): Portland (30), Boston (130)Nearest train station: Portland (25) Nearest bus station: Brunswick (0) Does public transportation serve campus? Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes Percentage of students with cars on campus: 40% Student EmploymentIs there school employment? YesPercent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: 46% Average undergraduate wage: $1,835 Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? No Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)Army ROTC: Not offeredNavy ROTC: Not offered Air Force ROTC: Not offered Rules and RegulationsIs legal alcohol permitted on campus? YesOther policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other CampusMost popular events: Asian Week (culminating with the Asian Student Association Fashion Show, highlighting traditional attire of Asian nations); Battle of the Bands; Bear AIDS (a daylong benefit concert with 5 or 6 bands, including the winner of the Battle of the Bands); Black History Month (lectures, films & performances); Bowdoin Film Series; Bowdoin vs. Colby Ice Hockey games; Coffee House Nights with student performances; Common Good Day (a campus-wide day of community service); Common Hour (regular noon-time lectures & performances for the campus community); Ebony Ball; Foreign Language Tables (French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean); House System houses hosted weekly activities (Loose Leaves, trips to Portland Museum of Art, Portland Symphony, Popham Beach, etc. , movie nights, Monday night football, Oktoberfest, bands, coffee houses, Haunted House, volunteering, theme parties, faculty lectures, etc. ); International Week; Ivies Weekend; Junior/Senior Ball; Life 101 (classes in self-defense, cooking, auto repair, etc. ); Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration; Midnight Madness (opening of basketball season at Bowdoin); One Acts Festival (staged readings of student-written plays); Performing Arts Series; Senior Art Show; Spring Dance Performance; Spring Gala (formal dance with a swing orchestra); Teatime Concert Series; Winter's Weekend (with a Broom Ball contest to benefit charity) |