Admissions

Does Bowdoin welcome international students?

Absolutely!

Who qualifies as an "international student?"

Students not holding American citizenship.

What materials must international applicants submit?

Admissions policies and procedures are the same as for regular first-year applicants, with a few exceptions:

• International students should complete the International Student Supplement, downloadable here or available from the Common Application.
• Students whose first language is not English must submit official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language by the application deadlines.
• If you are proficient in English and find it impossible to take the TOEFL, you must submit one or more of the following: The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT), The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) and recommendations from teachers who taught you English who can comment on your ability to speak and write.
• An official transcript of academic work in the language in which it was prepared and a certified translation into English of the transcript.

Does Bowdoin offer financial aid to international students?

International students can be considered for Bowdoin funds, although international applicants should be advised that competition for funding is intense and funding is limited.

How do international students apply for financial aid?

• Canadian students, please click here
• Other international students, please click here
• Financial aid applications must be completed by February 15 for Regular Decision, November 15 for Early Decision I and January 1 for Early Decision II.

Communicating with Bowdoin

We encourage students to use email (admissions@bowdoin.edu) or a facsimile machine when possible in requesting applications and information about Bowdoin. (The Admissions Office fax number is 207-725-3101).

We can respond via email or via fax, although we can not send entire applications through the fax. Therefore, applications must be requested no later than December 15.

International students connect with the community.

Learn more about Bowdoin's Host Family Program