Bowdoin College

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Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine, known for its rigorous academics, small class sizes, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.

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instanceOf higher education institution
private liberal arts college
academicFocus liberal arts
undergraduate education
accreditation New England Commission of Higher Education
athleticConference NESCAC
athleticsNickname Polar Bears
campusSetting small town
campusType suburban
city Brunswick
colors black
white
controlType private
country United States
formerReligiousAffiliation Congregationalist
founder James Bowdoin III
foundingDate 1794
governingBody Board of Trustees
hasMuseum Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum
knownFor rigorous academics
small class sizes
strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching
librarySystem Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
locatedIn Brunswick, Maine
mascot Polar Bear
memberOf New England Small College Athletic Conference
motto Ut Aquila Versus Coelum
mottoEnglish As an eagle towards the sky
mottoLanguage Latin
namedAfter James Bowdoin
notableAlumni Franklin Pierce
George J. Mitchell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
offersDegree Bachelor of Arts
offersProgram biology
computer science
economics
environmental studies
government and legal studies
president Safa Zaki
region New England
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian
state Maine
type residential college
undergraduateOnly true
website https://www.bowdoin.edu/


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