Bowdoin Welcomes the Class of 2029

THE CLASS OF 2029

Gender Identity: 50 percent women; 48 percent men; 2 percent another identity

Students with neither parent holding a four-year college degree: 18 percent

Students of color: 35 percent

International background: 10 percent

Countries represented by citizenship: 50

States represented: 44 and the District of Columbia

Students from Maine: 10 percent

Most represented states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington (all with ten or more students)

Percent receiving student aid: 52

Pell grant recipients: 21 percent

Aided students with $0 family contribution: 24 percent

Average student aid award: $72,000

Students with a parent or grandparent who attended Bowdoin: 6 percent

Public and/or charter schools: 52 percent

Independent schools: 33 percent

Religious and/or parochial schools: 15 percent

Number of unique high schools represented: 415

Students who chose not to submit testing: 50 percent