Bowdoin is an elite liberal arts school located on 215 beautiful acres in Brunswick, Maine. Bowdoin also owns a Coastal Studies Center 8 miles away on Orr’s Island, a centerpiece of the college’s oceanographic program. Many classes involve working in the field, there are a large variety of outdoor clubs, and Bowdoin’s Outing Club hosts more than 100 excursions a year.
Within striking distance of white water rafting, climbing, and two hours away from the Appalachian Trail, serious outdoor endeavors abound. Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary and Bradbury Mountain State Park also offer extremely close access to both inland and coastal natural areas (respectively). The school mascot is the polar bear for the school’s rich history of exploring the arctic. This legacy continues today through the arctic studies program, a branch of the department of earn and oceanographic science, sociology, and anthropology.
