Bates College
Common Data Set 2017-18
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Acceptance Rate
21.9%
Applications
5,316
Admitted
1,166
Enrolled
494
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$69,498
10 yrs after enrollment
90%
6-year completion
$29,351
sticker minus grants
$14,275
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
197fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
3 TABLESTitle:A0 Office of Institutional Research, Analysis, & Planning
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://www.bates.edu/research/common-data-set/
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units17
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies3
History3
Total academic units23
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language4
Social studies4
History4
Amount of application fee:60
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month1
Fall Reply Date: Month30
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Fall Reply Date: Day12
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:16
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:16
Student Life
1 TABLEPercent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Annual Expenses
2 TABLESIf your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum2
Financial Aid
6 TABLESAcademic Year2016-2017 estimated
Federal$1,129,986
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$32,065,572
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
Total Scholarships/Grants$33,215,908
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,769,817
Federal Work-Study$729,788
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$596,561
Total Self-Help$3,096,166
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$379,615
Total Scholarships/Grants$379,615
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,982,879
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$1,982,879
Parent Loans$2,758,744
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.450
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:73
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 24 Common Data Set 2017-2018
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio10