Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $50,865 and the average loan amount is $5,746. The average financial aid amount is 78.36% of tuition & fees (tuition & fees: $64,910).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid1,027 53%$52,238,330$50,865
Pell Grants304 16%$1,597,564$5,255
Federal Students Loans199 10%$1,143,418$5,746

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 267 students have received one or more types of financial aid at Bowdoin College.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $53,534 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $10,512.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at Bowdoin College.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid27553%--
Grant or scholarship aid267 52%$14,293,523$53,534
Federal Grants84 16%$568,830$6,772
Pell Grants84 16%$451,830$5,379
Other Federal Grants39 8%$117,000$3,000
State/Local Grants7 1%$16,000$2,286
Institutional Grants267 52%$13,708,693$51,343
Student Loans50 10%$525,620$10,512
Federal Student Loans44 9%$220,366$5,008
Other Student Loans11 2%$305,254$27,750