Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College (/ˈboʊdɪn/ ⓘ BOW-din) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 35 majors and 40 minors, as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia, Caltech, Dartmouth College, and the University of Maine.
| Motto | Ut Aquila Versus Coelum (Latin) |
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Motto in English | As an eagle towards the sky |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | June 24, 1794 |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
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| Endowment | US$2.4 billion (2023) |
| President | Safa Zaki |
Academic staff | 206 |
| Undergraduates | 1,850 (Fall 2023) |
| Location | , Maine , United States 43°54′31″N 69°57′46″W |
| Campus | Suburban, 207 acres (84 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Bowdoin Orient |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Nickname | Polar Bears |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III –
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| Mascot | Polar bear |
| Website | www |
The college was a founding member of its athletic conference, the New England Small College Athletic Conference, and the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium, an athletic conference and inter-library exchange with Bates College and Colby College. Bowdoin has over 30 varsity teams, and the school mascot was selected as a polar bear in 1913 to honor Robert Peary, a Bowdoin alumnus who led the first successful expedition to the North Pole. Between the years 1821 and 1921, Bowdoin operated a medical school called the Medical School of Maine.
The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River. In addition to its Brunswick campus, Bowdoin owns a 118-acre (48 ha) coastal studies center on Orr's Island and a 200-acre (81 ha) scientific field station on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy.