Net Price by Income
About half of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾’s current students qualify for require need-based institutional aid to help them pay for college. Thanks to the generosity of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ alumni, parents, and friends, we are able to fully fund that need.
Net price is the amount a family pays for one year at the College - the difference between the total cost of education (tuition, fees, room, housing, food, books, personal expenses, and travel), and all grants and scholarships. The parent contribution, student earnings expectation, and academic year campus employment cover the family’s share.
If you know your approximate family income, use ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾’s Net Price by Income table below to estimate your net price at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Median Net Price Based on Income*
| Total Family Income | Median Net Price |
| $0-$30,000 | $4,200** |
| $30,001-$48,000 | $4,700 |
| $48,001-$75,000 | $9,100 |
| $75,001-$110,000 | $17,500 |
| $110,001-$150,000 | $23,400 |
| $150,001-$200,000 | $36,834 |
| $200,001 or more | $47,250 |
Table represents first-year students entering Fall 2023.
The table above shows what typical full-time students who are US residents and received need-based aid pay.
For a more accurate estimate of what ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ might cost your family, please complete our . When you receive your net price calculator results, we invite you to send them to sao@bowdoin.edu. Once we receive your results, we will contact you for a more in-depth conversation about affording a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ education.
* These numbers may differ from other published net price indexes (e.g., College Scorecard and College Navigator). ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾’s Net Price by Income uses medians rather than averages, reflects students who receive ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ need-based aid, and includes more income ranges than other indexes.
** Domestic aided students at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ typically have a summer earnings expectation of $2,300 and a campus job earnings expectation during the academic year of $2,200.