by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Bates College was awarded 131 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is political science & government.
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Bates is ranked #265 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Bates also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Maine ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 17%, Bates is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Bates it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bates College is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 92% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Bates College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Bates for first-time, full-time students is 87%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bates College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,876 full-time undergraduates at Bates.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,140 | $4,981 | $9,845 | $25,985 | $39,923 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bates, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bates, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $9,173 a year. That adds up to $36,692 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bates is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Bates are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston, ME 04240 |
| Phone: | 207-786-6000 |
| Website: | www.bates.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | 73 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 65 | $50,568 |
| Economics | 54 | $55,768 |
| History | 33 | NA |
| General Biology | 32 | $33,170 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 29 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 26 | $22,883 |
| General English Literature | 23 | NA |
| Sociology | 22 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 20 | $36,112 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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