Regent vs Bowdoin College

Regent University and Bowdoin College stand as two distinct institutions of higher learning, each offering unique educational experiences. Regent University, a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, boasts a 100% acceptance rate, welcoming students from diverse backgrounds who seek a faith-based education. In contrast, Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, maintains a highly selective admissions process, with an acceptance rate of only 11%. While Regent University excels in popular majors like Business, Psychology, and Christian Studies, Bowdoin College offers a wide range of majors in the liberal arts and sciences, including Government & Legal Studies, Economics, and Biology. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover more about the differences in student body demographics, graduation rates, and other key factors that set these two institutions apart.

	Bowdoin College	Regent University
Overview
Location	Brunswick, Maine	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	City: Large
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%	74.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	8.8%	40.7%
Application fees	$65	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	960 - 1230
ACT range	N/A	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score		17.0%
Students submitting ACT score		5.0%
Total number of applicants	9,325	5,240
Total number of admissions given out	822	2,133
Admitted students who chose to enroll	517	438
Yield rate	62.9%	20.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$76,310	$32,780
Average net price	$26,727	$16,579
Tuition	$57,776	$17,220
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,630 Meal plan: $8,268
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	54.0% Average amount $45,153	99.0% Average amount $13,174
Students receiving federal student loan	11.0% Average amount $4,767	51.0% Average amount $5,820
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $20,700	2.0% Average amount $11,138

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,951 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%	4,507 Men 37.7% Women 62.3%
Graduate students	N/A	5,823 Men 34.2% Women 65.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	91.5%	N/A
International students	7.1%	1.8%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,913	1,005
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 Education Legal Profession Theology Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	21:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	93.8%	62.0%
Dropout rate	2.2%	14.0%
Transferred out	4.0%	21.0%
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	Human Resources Management and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $80,507 Year 2: $83,768 Year 3: $80,065 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $70,549 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $72,051 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,995 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $65,533 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,021 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $59,443 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $45,995 Year 2: $50,640 Year 3: $58,242 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,972 Year 3: $57,515 Communication and Media Studies (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $52,348 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $51,827 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,573 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $50,374 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,508 Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $49,965 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,232 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $49,936

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