| Motto | Ut Aquila Versus Coelum (Latin) |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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As an eagle towards the sky |
| Type | Private |
| Established | June 24, 1794 |
| Endowment | $1.340 billion (2016) |
| President | Clayton Rose |
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Academic staff
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240 |
| Undergraduates | 1,799 (Fall 2015) |
| Location |
Brunswick, Maine, USA Coordinates: 43°54′32″N 69°57′47″W / 43.909°N 69.963°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – NESCAC |
| Mascot | Polar bear |
| Affiliations |
Annapolis Group Oberlin Group CLAC CBB Consortium |
| Website | bowdoin |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 19 |
| Liberal arts colleges | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 6 |
| Washington Monthly | 15 |
Bowdoin College (/ˈboʊdᵻn/ BOH-din) is a private liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine. At the time Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college currently enrolls 1,839 students, and has a student–faculty ratio of 9:1. Bowdoin offers 33 majors and four additional minors, and offers joint engineering programs with Columbia University, Dartmouth College, and Caltech.
The college was a Founding Member of its athletic conference, the New England Small College Athletic Conference and has a historical connection with Bates College and Colby College, all of whom are part of the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium. Bowdoin has over 30 varsity teams and the school mascot was selected as a Polar Bear in 1913 to honor a Bowdoin alumnus who led the first successful expedition to the north pole.