Bates College

  • Details

    • Name: Bates College
    • Location: Lewiston, ME 04240
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 13.02%
    • Average SAT Scores 1446
    • Four Year Completion Rate 85.1% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 90.59% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 92.05% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    85.1%
    6 Year
    90.6%
    8 Year
    92.0%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $80,440 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $63,478 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $63,478 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $12,442 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $14,275 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,495 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $4,263 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $6,296 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $8,602 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $22,744 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $49,109 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $59,202 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $53,724 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $69,879 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $61,172 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $69,498 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,170
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,568
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,657
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,112
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,883
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,768
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,731
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data