Key differences on Outcomes
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Bowdoin grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Vassar's ($82,735 vs. $71,366)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Bowdoin graduates 2 pts more of its students than Vassar (94% vs. 92%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Bowdoin$82.7KHighest
Vassar$71.4K
Graduation rate
Bowdoin94%Highest
Vassar92%
Retention rate
Bowdoin98%Highest
Vassar95%
Borrowing
Median debt
Bowdoin$18.5KLowest
Vassar$18.6K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Bowdoin8%
Vassar39%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Bowdoin$13.2K
Vassar$12.5KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Bowdoin88%
Vassar88%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Bowdoin94%
Vassar93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Bowdoin5%
Vassar6%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Bowdoin93%
Vassar87%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Bowdoin96%
Vassar88%
Pell graduation gap
Bowdoin3 pts lower
Vassar1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Bowdoin | Vassar |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96% | 91% |
| Asian | 93% | 96% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 94% | 91% |
| Black | 94% | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | 90% | 88% |
| International | 100% | 87% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Bowdoin | Vassar |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 80% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 79% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 81% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 88% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 88% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Bowdoin College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why