Overview
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Head coach Lara-Jane Que leads the Polar Bears, who train at Whittier Field (400m outdoor track) and Jack-Magee-Joan Benoit Samuelson Track (400m outdoor track). Bowdoin is in Brunswick, Maine, with 1,828 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $71,740 USD.
Teams
Polar Bears track and field and cross country
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Coaching staff
- Lara-Jane QueHead Coach of Track & Field
- Matthew HarmonAssociate Head Coach (Throws)
- Ben RaphelsonHead Coach
- Marcques HoustonAssistant Coach (Horizontal Jumps)
- Abby MinottAssistant Coach (Vertical Jumps)
Campus and facilities
- Established
- 1794
- Website
- bowdoin.edu
Facilities
Whittier FieldOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
Jack-Magee-Joan Benoit Samuelson TrackOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
William Farley Field HouseIndoor track200m · polyurethane / rubber · Indoor · flat- Peter Buck Center for Health and WellnessWeight Room
- Peter Buck Center for Health and WellnessFitness Centre
- Pickard Field Cross-Country CourseCross country course
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at BC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Bowdoin College →
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Art
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Classics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Earth and Oceanographic Studies
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of German
- Department of Government and Legal Studies
- Department of History
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religion
- Department of Romance Languages and Literature
- Department of Russian
- Department of Theater and Dance
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 93%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $71,740 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $71,740 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $88,820 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $15,595 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $3,318 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $5,634 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $8,694 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $16,219 USD
- Over $110,000
- $40,929 USD