Bates College
State: Maine
County: Androscoggin
City/town: Lewiston
Post: 04240
Phone: (207)786-6000
Fax: unknown
Email: unknown
FICE code: 002036
OPE ID code: 203600
Date Approved: 2003-02-27
Web site: http://www.bates.edu
Status: Active
Review: Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists. Bates College is one of the first colleges in the United States to be coeducational from establishment, and is also the oldest continuously operating coeducational institution in New England. Originally a Free Will Baptist institution, Bates is now a nonsectarian institution. As of 2010, Bates is the 10th most expensive college in the United States. Bates College offers 32 departmental and interdisciplinary program majors and 25 secondary concentrations, and confers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. The college enrolls approximately 1,700 students. The student-faculty ratio is 10-to-1. Bates is a leader of the SAT optional movement for undergraduate admission. It instituted one of the first SAT optional programs in the nation in 1984.
Bates College, Complete Academic Data
Type: Private not-for-profit- 4-year or aboveCarnegie Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Student to Faculty Ratio: 10:1
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate): 1,738
Undergraduate Population: 1,738
Percent Admitted: 27.0%
SAT Composite Range:
Enrollment by Gender, Male: 47%
Enrollment by Gender, Femail: 53%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 7.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Black or African American: 5.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic/Latino: 4.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, White: 75.0%
Attendance Status, Full-Time: 100.0%
Attendance Status, Part-Time: 0.0%
Bates College, Complete Tuition Data
In-State Tuition: $53,300Out of State Tuition: $53,300
Books and Supplies: $800
Total Annual Cost: $55,350
Bates College, Complete Financial Aid Data
Percent of Student Receiving Any Financial Aid: 48.0%Percent of Student Receiving Any Grants: 39.0%
Total Grant Aid Received by Student Body: $20,452,751
Undergraduate Application Fee: $60
Bates College, Complete Student Life Data
Calendar System: Four-one-four planCampus Housing Offered: Yes
