Bates College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 110,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,513 (34%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (31%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,917
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 8%
From Region 25%
Athletes 725 (41.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 9%
International 9%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bates College 502 48% 63% 6% 6% 8% 9% $74,141 55 +0.26 45 96%
Engineering 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $102,419 68 +0.29 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $63,729 16 -0.76 18 — — — — —
Geosciences 15 +4 73% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,431 24 -0.51 10 — — — — —
Mathematics 24 +9 62% 54% 0% 4% 17% 17% $95,107 79 +0.37 82 — — — — —
Physics 16 +1 75% 50% 6% 6% 6% 19% $91,990 78 +0.61 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 33 +5 48% 52% 9% 9% 6% 21% $56,464 5 -1.34 7 — — — — —
Biology 57 — 37% 63% 5% 5% 9% 12% $44,906 1 -2.50 2 90% — — — —
Neuroscience 21 +3 43% 76% 5% 10% 0% 5% $53,918 9 -1.14 5 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 39 +5 38% 79% 13% 0% 5% 0% $62,269 71 +0.45 15 94% — — — —
Economics 59 +14 75% 64% 8% 5% 5% 8% $122,588 83 +0.92 97 100% — — — —
African-American Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,891 63 +0.21 14 — — — — —
American Studies 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,293 62 +0.16 13 — — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 4 +3 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $67,713 89 +1.05 27 — — — — —
Chinese 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,945 68 +0.44 16 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — +2 — — — — — — $61,909 64 +0.21 14 — — — — —
English 21 +2 14% 76% 0% 5% 10% 0% $60,998 89 +1.05 13 94% — — — —
European Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,993 64 +0.22 14 — — — — —
French 5 +5 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,037 56 +0.09 10 94% — — — —
History 19 +7 74% 68% 5% 0% 11% 11% $76,553 95 +1.92 51 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,599 87 +0.70 20 — — — — —
Japanese — — — — — — — — $63,063 68 +0.45 16 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $61,801 63 +0.20 14 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 +10 50% 60% 10% 10% 0% 10% $62,991 61 +0.12 16 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,697 96 +1.71 20 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 8 +4 62% 25% 12% 12% 0% 12% $65,916 95 +1.65 23 100% — — — —
Spanish 1 +7 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,334 68 +0.47 17 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +5 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,271 89 +1.23 24 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 +2 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $66,043 91 +0.83 23 — — — — —
Political Science 55 +11 60% 62% 5% 5% 7% 11% $97,243 94 +1.84 84 95% — — — —
Psychology 53 +6 32% 58% 6% 8% 9% 8% $70,111 89 +0.96 34 100% — — — —
Sociology 15 +3 27% 47% 13% 7% 27% 7% $62,404 78 +0.50 15 96% — — — —
Art 6 +7 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,518 75 +0.50 4 — — — — —
Dance 6 +3 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $49,009 86 +0.80 3 — — — — —
Music 4 +3 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,914 67 +0.45 3 — — — — —
Theater 4 +3 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $48,257 84 +0.70 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $76,298
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 82%
6-Year Graduation Rate 90%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.3% 127 43% 57% 6% 8% 12% 9% $80,823 96 +1.28 61 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 22.1% 111 41% 62% 6% 7% 6% 14% $50,047 2 -1.90 3 90% —
Humanities 16.5% 83 47% 65% 4% 6% 8% 6% $65,863 90 +1.04 23 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 12.0% 60 65% 60% 3% 3% 8% 13% $82,742 57 +0.12 65 — —
Business & Economics 11.8% 59 75% 64% 8% 5% 5% 8% $122,588 96 +0.92 97 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 7.8% 39 38% 79% 13% 0% 5% 0% $62,269 60 +0.45 15 94% —
Arts 4.0% 20 15% 85% 5% 0% 5% 5% $49,992 43 +0.62 3 — —
Engineering 0.6% 3 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $102,419 55 +0.29 88 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.5M #266 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #448 86% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #421 82% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #196 50% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #434 15% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #383 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #403 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.1M #489 44% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 154 $532K $452K $80K
Football 84 $1.2M $1.0M $222K
Lacrosse 50 $451K $370K $81K
Rowing 50 $335K $336K -$1K
Baseball 35 $394K $342K $52K
Soccer 32 $396K $305K $91K
Swimming & Diving 31 $254K $201K $52K
Basketball 17 $527K $431K $96K
Tennis 15 $218K $204K $14K
Golf 11 $117K $86K $30K
Other Sports 11 $116K $118K -$1K
Skiing 11 $143K $123K $20K
Squash 11 $127K $103K $23K
Total 417 $4.8M $4.1M $763K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 119 $517K $452K $65K
Rowing 51 $338K $339K -$1K
Lacrosse 31 $315K $305K $9K
Soccer 30 $260K $266K -$5K
Field Hockey 24 $360K $322K $37K
Swimming & Diving 21 $251K $201K $50K
Volleyball 20 $243K $228K $14K
Softball 17 $285K $274K $10K
Basketball 15 $371K $346K $24K
Other Sports 11 $116K $118K -$1K
Skiing 10 $143K $123K $20K
Squash 10 $127K $103K $23K
Tennis 10 $168K $153K $14K
Golf 9 $104K $74K $30K
Total 308 $3.6M $3.3M $292K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 273 $1.1M $904K $146K
Rowing 101 $674K $676K -$2K
Football 84 $1.2M $1.0M $222K
Lacrosse 81 $766K $676K $90K
Soccer 62 $657K $571K $86K
Swimming & Diving 52 $505K $403K $102K
Baseball 35 $394K $342K $52K
Basketball 32 $899K $778K $120K
Tennis 25 $386K $357K $29K
Field Hockey 24 $360K $322K $37K
Other Sports 22 $232K $236K -$3K
Skiing 21 $287K $246K $41K
Squash 21 $254K $207K $46K
Golf 20 $221K $161K $60K
Volleyball 20 $243K $228K $14K
Softball 17 $285K $274K $10K
Total 725 $11.4M $10.3M $1.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 14.8%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 23% 24% 3%
Early Decision 60% 62% 7%
Unhooked Early Decision 50% 51% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1320 – 1510
SAT Math Range 620 – 760
SAT RW Range 670 – 750