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$700K
was gifted to students for summer internships, research, and civic engagement grants in 2015
Internships
More than $700,000 to students for summer internships, research, and civic engagement grants in 2015.
- 95% of employers who hosted reported that their Bates intern would be a competitive candidate for a full-time post-graduation job.
- Through Bates’ Purposeful Work Internship summer program, more than 300 students explored their interests through internships, research grants, and community engagement projects.
- In 2015–16, Bates became a collaborating college with HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe), a digital learning initiative powered by Harvard Business School faculty.
100%
of financial need met — for all four years
Financial Aid
100% of financial need met – for all four years
- 2016-17 total grant budget: $33.5 million
- Portion of the Class of 2020 receiving Bates grant aid: 42%
- Average need-based grant: 43,633
- Average federal student loan debt for Bates students who graduated in 2016: $13,170 – less than half the national average
99.5%
of Bates grads are settled in a job, graduate school, fellowship, or internship within six months of graduation
After Graduation
99.5% 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 2016 graduates working with the Medical Studies
Committee were accepted to med school - 86% of 2015 graduates were accepted to law school
36 Majors
25 Minors
36 Majors & 25 Minors
Bold = available as a major and a minor
African American Studies
American Cultural Studies
Anthropology
Art & Visual Culture
Asian Studies (minor only)
Biological Chemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Chinese
Classical & Medieval Studies
Dance
East Asian Studies
Economics
Educational Studies (minor only)
Engineering*
English
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French & Francophone Studies
Geology
German
Greek (minor only)
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Japanese
Latin (minor only)
Latin American Studies
Mathematics
Music
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Psychology
Religious Studies
Rhetoric
Russian (minor only)
Sociology
Spanish
Teacher Education (minor only)
Theater
Women & Gender Studies
* 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.
Class of 2021 Admission Stats
Class of 2021 Enrollment Data
- 48% Female
- 52% Male
- 52% Public high school
- 48% Independent/private high school
- 21.9% Acceptance rate
- 510 Class size
- 44%New England
- 22%Middle Atlantic
- 14%Southwest & West
- 9%International (based on home address or citizenship)
- 6%Midwest
- 5%Southeast
Demographic
U.S. students of color 24%
First generation to college 13%
Students in the top 10% of their graduating class (who submitted class rank) 57%
% of class receiving financial aid 42%
% of class receiving Pell Grants 11%
Testing optional since 1984
For those who submitted testing, the middle 50% had score ranges of:
SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing 690-730
SAT Math 690-730
ACT Composite 30-32
63
Fulbright recipients in the last five years
Fulbright Recipients
Bates has been named a Fulbright Top Producer for five 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