Brunswick, Maine · Private Non-Profit
Political Science and Government at Bowdoin College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 246 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
13.2% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 13.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~246
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,174
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.1%
- Graduation rate
- 95.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,398/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,592
- Median debt
- $18,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $82,735/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,174 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 7.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,196 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,778 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 11% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.6% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.6% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.2% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.9% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Political Science and Government accounts for 13.2% of reported programs at Bowdoin College, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 7.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 246 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bowdoin College's average net price is $14,398 per year, about $57,592 over four years. That is $5,196 below the $19,594 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $82,735 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,778 above the $56,957 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bowdoin College #129 of 1,174 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.