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About Bowdoin
Bowdoin College has been educating leaders for America and the world since the dawn of the American republic. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin is a highly selective college of approximately 1,730 students of distinction from across America and around the world.

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Bowdoin’s curriculum offers a bold blueprint for liberal education designed to inspire you to become a world citizen and leader with acute sensitivity to the social and natural worlds.

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An environment based on mutual respect, active learning, and freedom of inquiry, and engaged with local, national, and international communities.

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Five-Minute FAFSA Video

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Making Sense of Financial Aid
Learn about the differences between various offers of student aid; how to evaluate those offers; and questions to ask before accepting a particular aid package.
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The Myths of Financial Aid
A discussion with the Director and Associate Director of Student Aid at Bowdoin.
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Contacting Us

Student Aid Office
Bowdoin College
5300 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8444

Telephone: (207) 725-3273
Fax: (207) 725-3864
Email: studentaid@bowdoin.edu

Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Location: Gustafson House, 261 Maine Street