Bates College Admissions Statistics
for the Class of 2001

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Unless otherwise noted, these figures refer to first-time, first year students entering in the fall of 1997.

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Number of Inquiries*	27,181

*First-year and transfer

Applications	Number
Total First-Year	3,635
Male	1,632
Female	2,003

 

Accepted	Number	% Accepted
Total First-Year	1,232	33.9
Male	534	32.7
Female	698	34.8

 

Enrolled	Number	% Yield
Total First-Year	461	37.4
Male	190	35.6
Female	271	38.8

(numbers sending deposits, as of May 15)

Secondary School Class Rank (for those submitting ranks)	%
Top 5%	36.4%
Total 1st Decile	61.0%

 

Middle 50% SAT Score Range (for enrolled SAT submitters)	Score Range
Verbal	610-690
Math	610-680

(SAT score submission is optional at Bates)

Demographics
% from New England	57.5%
% from Maine	12.6%
% minority	7.0%
Number of states represented	35
Number of countries represented	14
Number of foreign students	14
Number of dual citizens	6

 

Total Applicant Pool	Applied	Accepted	Enrolled
Early Decision	311	155	152
Legacies	39	30	15
Transfers	93	20	10
Male	42	6	3
Female	51	14	10

 

Total Applicant Pool	Applied	Accepted	Enrolled
1st Year & Transfers	3,728	1,252	471
Overall Acceptance/Yield Rate		33.6%	37.6%