Bowdoin College Sports

Bowdoin College, a liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,951 students, plays a total of 30 NCAA sports, 14 of them for men and 16 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Bowdoin College had a total of 778 NCAA athletes comprising 40% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Bowdoin most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Bowdoin College by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Bowdoin College athletic website.

Bowdoin College
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Baseball	28	-	-	28
2	Basketball	14	Basketball	13	27
3	Cross Country	29	Cross Country	27	56
4	-	-	Field Hockey	24	24
5	Football	70	-	-	70
6	Golf	11	Golf	11	22
7	Ice Hockey	27	Ice Hockey	23	50
8	Lacrosse	46	Lacrosse	27	73
9	Nordic Skiing	17	Nordic Skiing	17	34
10	-	-	Rugby	32	32
11	Sailing	34	Sailing	34	68
12	Soccer	32	Soccer	27	59
13	-	-	Softball	16	16
14	Squash	15	Squash	13	28
15	Swimming and Diving	29	Swimming and Diving	26	55
16	Tennis	9	Tennis	9	18
17	Track and Field	55	Track and Field	46	101
18			Volleyball	17	17
Total Sports Played	14		16		30
Total Athletes		416		362	778

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