Bates College Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2008

Unless otherwise noted, these figures refer to first-time, first year students entering in the fall of 2004 (as of October 1, 2004).

Entrance Statistics as of Census (October 1^st) 

	Inquiries		Applicants		Accepted		Admit Rate		Deposited		Enrolled		Yield Rate
Male first-years	N/A		1,982		596		30.1%		263		234		39.3%
Female first-years	N/A		2,116		619		29.3%		257		233		37.6%
Total First-Year	N/A		4,098		1,215		29.6%		520		467		38.4%
Transfers	N/A		153		22		14.4%		12		9		40.9%
Grand Total	25,530		4,251		1,237		29.1%		532		476		38.5%
Early Decision	N/A		399		216		54.1%		209		206		95.4%
(included in Grand Total)

 Geographic Diversity for First Time Bates Students

	First-Year Students			First-Year and Transfer Students
New England	59.5%  (278/467)			59.5%  (283/476)
Maine	9.4%  (44/467)			9.7%  (46/476)
States/Districts Represented	37			37
Countries Represented1	28			29
International Students	3.4%  (16/467)			3.6%  (17/476)
Dual Citizens	3.6%  (17/467)			3.6%  (17/476)
Permanent Residents	0.6%  (3/467)			0.6%  (3/476)

Secondary School Class Rank for First-time First-year Bates Students

(37.8% [184/487] submitted class rank)

Top 5%                  35.9% (66/184)

Top 10%                64.7% (119/184)

Note: Class rank data reflects Fall 2003.  Class rank data for Fall 2004 is not available.

SAT Score Range for First-time First-year Bates Students

(51.0% [238/467] submitted SAT scores)

                   25^th Percentile        50^th Percentile        75^th Percentile

Verbal                  630                        670                              700                                               

Math                     640                        670                              710                                               

Note:  SAT score submission is optional.