- The Inkwell
- Maine
- Bates College
Lewiston, MECity: smallZIP 04240Founded 1855
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bates.edu
MainePrivate nonprofit
Bates College
Bates College is a private nonprofit college in Lewiston, Maine, with 1,760 undergraduates. It admits 13% of applicants, graduates 88% within six years and costs $27,390 a year after aid.
88%graduate
Admission rate13%
Retention91%
4-year graduation79%
Pell Grant share14%
Federal loans14%
$27,390net price / year
13%admission rate
1468average SAT
88%graduate in 6 years
$98,373median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,250median debt
#63 of 1,704 for earnings#1,361 of 1,739 for lowest net price#85 of 1,738 for graduation rate#49 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $87,520tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $70,146
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $70,146
- Average net price
- $27,390national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,899
$30,001–48,000$7,617
$48,001–75,000$9,606
$75,001–110,000$21,363
$110,001+$46,685
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 13%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1468
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 710–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 710–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college13%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college88%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college14%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 88%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 79%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,156
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $98,373middle 50%: $65,360–$152,002
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$152,002
Median, Bates College$98,373
Lower quarter$65,360
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,760
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,886 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $27,338
- Endowment, end of year
- $446,804,807
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic9.7%
Black4.5%
Asian6.6%
Two or more races8.5%
U.S. nonresident9.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.5%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences26%
Biological & biomedical sciences22%
Psychology11%
Natural resources & conservation7.8%
Physical sciences7.2%
English language & literature5.8%
Mathematics & statistics4.8%
Visual & performing arts4.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | $15,595 | 93% | $90,153 |
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| Colby College Waterville, ME | $19,835 | 87% | $88,776 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME | $29,029 | 56% | $69,579 |
| Husson University Bangor, ME | $22,146 | 60% | $57,136 |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME | $23,739 | 58% | $53,206 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | $27,951 | 86% | $70,914 |
| Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | $27,851 | 91% | $69,951 |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | $26,039 | 90% | $127,532 |
| Hamilton College Clinton, NY | $25,793 | 90% | $84,956 |
| Colgate University Hamilton, NY | $29,409 | 89% | $96,328 |
| Carleton College Northfield, MN | $25,295 | 89% | $82,742 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 160977. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q810771.