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Colleges similar to Bowdoin College

15 schools closest to Bowdoin College (Trajecta Score 83) — neighbors in Maine first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Bowdoin College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Bowdoin College (this school) Brunswick, ME 7% 1470–1550 $14,398 $83k 83
1 Colby College Elite Waterville, ME 7% 1460–1550 $17,180 $80k 81
2 Bates College Highly Selective Lewiston, ME 13% 1420–1530 $29,351 $69k 76
3 Maine Maritime Academy Moderate Castine, ME 54% 1095–1260 $23,414 $90k 55
4 University of Southern Maine Open Portland, ME 79% 990–1250 $13,596 $50k 47
5 University of Maine Open Orono, ME 97% — $17,510 $49k 47
6 College of the Atlantic Open Bar Harbor, ME 70% 1240–1430 $25,184 $40k 46
7 Cornell University Elite Ithaca, NY 9% 1500–1570 $28,690 $104k 84
8 Pomona College Elite Claremont, CA 7% 1490–1560 $19,285 $78k 83
9 Claremont McKenna College Elite Claremont, CA 10% 1470–1560 $28,849 $105k 83
10 Dartmouth College Elite Hanover, NH 5% 1500–1570 $29,519 $97k 83
11 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84
12 University of California-Berkeley Highly Selective Berkeley, CA 11% — $13,481 $92k 84
13 Northwestern University Elite Evanston, IL 8% 1510–1570 $29,167 $89k 83
14 Duke University Elite Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85
15 Washington University in St Louis Highly Selective St. Louis, MO 12% 1500–1570 $21,786 $86k 82

How these are picked: schools in Maine with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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