Bates College
Bates College admitted 13% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1420–1530 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $27,390 a year. Within six years, 88% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 13%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1420–1530
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $87,520 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $27,390 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $1,899 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $70,146 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 88%
- Students who return for a second year
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $98,373 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,760
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 14%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 27%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 22%
- Psychology
- 11%
- Natural resources and conservation
- 8%
- Physical sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Georgetown University DC · 13% admitted
- Davidson College NC · 13% admitted
- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
- Webb Institute NY · 14% admitted
- Colgate University NY · 14% admitted
- Washington and Lee University VA · 14% admitted
More colleges in Maine
- University of Maine ME · 97% admitted
- University of Southern Maine ME · 79% admitted
- Husson University ME · 81% admitted
- Colby College ME · 7.1% admitted
- University of New England ME · 92% admitted
- University of Maine at Presque Isle ME · 100% admitted
- Bowdoin College ME · 7.1% admitted
- University of Maine at Farmington ME · 97% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.