$927,350 was awarded to 236 students for summer internships, research, and civic engagement grants in 2018

• 116 students were awarded $495, 941 to engage in research through the Dean of the Faculty’s Office through ​Bates operating, endowments, institutional grants, and faculty external grants.
• 103 students were awarded $375,150 to explore interests, deepen skills, and build networks through the the Purposeful Work Internship Program.
• 17 community engagement fellowships were awarded to students totalling $56,259.

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100% of financial need met – for all four years

• Class of 2023 total grant aid: $9.6 million
• Portion of the Class of 2023 receiving Bates grant aid: 41%
• Class of 2023 average need-based grant: $47,051
• Average federal student loan debt for Bates students who graduated in 2019: $13,552– less than half the national average

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98% of Bates grads are settled in a job, graduate school, fellowship, or internship within six months of graduation.

• Top industries for graduates: education, healthcare, finance/banking, and technology
• 84% of students and alumni working with the Medical Studies
  Committee in 2018 were accepted to medical school
• 100% of 2018 seniors who applied were accepted to law school

Statistics based on respondents to the annual post-graduation survey.
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Bold = available as a major and a minor

* In the Engineering major, students participate on the 3-2 Dual Degree program, completing three years at Bates and two years at one of our partner Engineering institutions, including Case Western, Columbia, Dartmouth, RPI, or Washington University.

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• 53% Female
• 47% Male

• 50% Public high school
• 50% Independent/private high school

• 14.9% Admission rate
• 488 Class size

• 22.5% Middle Atlantic
• 6.3% Midwest
• 38.3% New England
• 5.1% Southeast
• 17.1% Southwest and West
• 10.4% Outside the U.S.

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Bates has been named a Fulbright Top Producer for eight consecutive years.

How do we do it?

• Meaningful cultural exchange among a wide range of immigrant communities in Lewiston/Auburn
• Supportive mentoring relationships with faculty
• Support, grants, and fellowships for community-based learning through Bates’ Harward Center for Community Partnerships
• Robust study abroad programming and 100% participation in Senior Thesis or capstone projects

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