Bowdoin College vs Hillsdale College

Bowdoin College and Hillsdale College, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Bowdoin, a liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, boasts a 10% acceptance rate, while Hillsdale, a private liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan, has a 45% acceptance rate. Bowdoin's student body is more diverse, with 49% female and 51% male students, while Hillsdale's student body is predominantly male, with 42% female and 58% male students. Both colleges offer a wide range of majors, with popular choices at Bowdoin including Economics, Government & Legal Studies, and English, and popular choices at Hillsdale including Business Administration, Economics, and Political Economy. With graduation rates of 94% for Bowdoin and 88% for Hillsdale, both colleges ensure that their students are well-prepared for their future careers. Explore the comparison table below to discover more about

	Bowdoin College	Hillsdale College
Overview
Location	Brunswick, Maine	Hillsdale, Michigan
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	97.0%	94.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Undenominational

Admission
Acceptance rate	8.8%	23.7%
Application fees	$65	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $25
SAT range	N/A	1340 - 1510
ACT range	N/A	30 - 34
Students submitting SAT score		22.0%
Students submitting ACT score		38.0%
Total number of applicants	9,325	2,994
Total number of admissions given out	822	709
Admitted students who chose to enroll	517	397
Yield rate	62.9%	56.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$76,310	$45,382
Average net price	$26,727	$24,057
Tuition	$57,776	$28,730
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,630 Meal plan: $8,268	Room/dormitory: $6,020 Meal plan: $6,120
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	54.0% Average amount $45,153	100.0% Average amount $20,535
Students receiving federal student loan	11.0% Average amount $4,767	0.0% Average amount $0
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $20,700	34.0% Average amount $10,497

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,951 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%	1,515 Men 50.6% Women 49.4%
Graduate students	N/A	87 Men 67.8% Women 32.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	N/A
Out-of-state students	91.5%	N/A
International students	7.1%	N/A
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	1,913	1,124
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York California Maine Connecticut New Jersey	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Ethnic Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Natural Resources and Conservation Mathematics and Statistics	Business Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	93.8%	87.6%
Dropout rate	2.2%	8.3%
Transferred out	4.0%	3.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $104,192 Year 3: $122,292 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $83,803 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,127 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $77,719 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,934 Year 2: $50,231 Year 3: $60,473 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,244 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,658 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: N/A Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,454 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	N/A

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