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Bates at a Glance
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Founding date 

  • 1855

Affiliation

  • Independent, non-profit

Accreditation

  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  • Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement  of Teaching
  • American Chemical Society

Academic calendar

  • 4-4-1 (two four-month semesters plus five-week spring Short Term)

Degrees offered

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Science

Location

  • 109-acre campus in Lewiston, Maine
  • 35 miles north of Portland
  • 140 miles north of Boston  

Governance

  • The President of Bates College
  • The Trustees of the College

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“In the four years at Bates,
I truly gained a great education,
a sense of self-identity, and most of all,
a connection that links all Bates people together.”

Student Response, Senior Survey

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