Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Population
110,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,513 (34%)
Days Without Precipitation
237 (31%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,917
Men / Women
47% / 53%
From State
8%
From Region
25%
Athletes
50.6%
Racial/Ethnic
White
61%
Hispanic
9%
International
9%
Mixed
8%
Asian
7%
Black
4%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2012 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2013 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2014 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2015 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2016 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2017 Men: 51.2% 51.2%
2018 Men: 53.1% 53.1%
2019 Men: 46.3% 46.3%
2020 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2021 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2022 Men: 45.6% 45.6%
2023 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2024 Men: 45.1% 45.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2012 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2013 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2014 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2015 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2016 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2017 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2018 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2019 Asian: 6.0% 6.0%
2020 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2021 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2022 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2024 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2011 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2015 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2016 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2017 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2019 Black: 7.8% 7.8%
2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2023 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2024 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2011 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2013 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2014 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2015 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2016 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2017 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2018 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2020 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2021 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2022 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2023 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6%
2011 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2012 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2013 White: 76.0% 76.0%
2014 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2015 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2016 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2017 White: 74.2% 74.2%
2018 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2019 White: 68.4% 68.4%
2020 White: 72.5% 72.5%
2021 White: 70.2% 70.2%
2022 White: 69.0% 69.0%
2023 White: 70.0% 70.0%
2024 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2011 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2012 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2013 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2014 International: 6.1% 6.1%
2015 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2016 International: 6.1% 6.1%
2017 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2018 International: 7.2% 7.2%
2019 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2021 International: 7.8% 7.8%
2022 International: 7.0% 7.0%
2023 International: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 International: 7.9% 7.9%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2021 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2022 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 Asian: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2025 Asian: 6.7% 6.7%
2020 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2022 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2023 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2024 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2025 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2020 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2021 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2022 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2024 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2025 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2020 White: 68.3% 68.3%
2021 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 White: 65.2% 65.2%
2023 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2024 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2025 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2020 International: 7.9% 7.9%
2021 International: 8.2% 8.2%
2022 International: 8.4% 8.4%
2023 International: 8.6% 8.6%
2024 International: 9.0% 9.0%
2025 International: 9.1% 9.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Bates College
502
48% / 52%
9%
$68,767
48
95%
Engineering
3 —
33% / 67%
33%
$96,459
89
—
Chemistry
5 —
20% / 80%
20%
$63,249
31
—
Geosciences
15 +4
73% / 27%
0%
$62,029
28
—
Mathematics
24 +9
62% / 38%
17%
$87,355
82
—
Physics
16 +1
75% / 25%
19%
$83,874
78
—
Biochemistry
33 +5
48% / 52%
21%
$60,346
23
—
Biology
57 —
37% / 63%
12%
$44,906
3
90%
Neuroscience
21 +3
43% / 57%
5%
$58,769
19
—
Environmental Studies
39 +5
38% / 62%
0%
$56,856
15
90%
Economics
59 +14
75% / 25%
8%
$110,908
96
97%
African-American Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$60,460
23
—
American Studies
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$60,488
23
—
Ancient Studies/Civilization
4 +3
25% / 75%
0%
$64,553
35
—
Anthropology
4 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$63,299
32
—
Chinese
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$64,585
35
—
East Asian Studies
— +2
—
—
$60,459
23
—
English
21 +2
14% / 86%
0%
$60,997
25
94%
European Studies
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$60,620
24
—
French
5 +5
80% / 20%
0%
$59,036
20
94%
History
19 +7
74% / 26%
11%
$76,554
66
96%
Interdisciplinary Studies
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$64,348
35
—
Japanese
— —
—
—
$64,781
36
—
Latin American Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
$60,737
24
—
Philosophy
10 +10
50% / 50%
10%
$60,127
22
—
Political Science
55 +11
60% / 40%
11%
$70,327
52
97%
Psychology
53 +6
32% / 68%
8%
$70,110
52
100%
Religious Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$61,029
25
—
Rhetoric and Composition
8 +4
62% / 38%
12%
$59,277
20
—
Sociology
15 +3
27% / 73%
7%
$62,404
29
96%
Spanish
1 +7
100% / 0%
0%
$66,783
42
—
Women's Studies
1 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$62,885
30
—
Art
6 +7
17% / 83%
0%
$47,003
4
—
Dance
6 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$40,667
2
—
Music
4 +3
25% / 75%
0%
$46,078
4
—
Theater
4 +3
25% / 75%
25%
$39,750
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$76,298
ROI Percentile
48th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
91%
4-Year Graduation Rate
82%
6-Year Graduation Rate
90%
Transfer-Out Rate
7%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 92.2% 92.2%
2012 Graduated: 88.4% 88.4%
2013 Graduated: 93.0% 93.0%
2014 Graduated: 88.5% 88.5%
2015 Graduated: 87.6% 87.6%
2016 Graduated: 87.7% 87.7%
2017 Graduated: 92.4% 92.4%
2018 Graduated: 89.2% 89.2%
2019 Graduated: 90.8% 90.8%
2020 Graduated: 92.5% 92.5%
2021 Graduated: 91.7% 91.7%
2022 Graduated: 92.6% 92.6%
2023 Graduated: 90.6% 90.6%
2024 Graduated: 89.7% 89.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 91.3% 91.3%
2012 Men: 87.1% 87.1%
2013 Men: 92.6% 92.6%
2014 Men: 88.1% 88.1%
2015 Men: 85.8% 85.8%
2016 Men: 86.8% 86.8%
2017 Men: 91.6% 91.6%
2018 Men: 88.8% 88.8%
2019 Men: 90.4% 90.4%
2020 Men: 92.3% 92.3%
2021 Men: 90.9% 90.9%
2022 Men: 93.2% 93.2%
2023 Men: 87.5% 87.5%
2024 Men: 89.5% 89.5%
2011 Women: 93.1% 93.1%
2012 Women: 89.5% 89.5%
2013 Women: 93.3% 93.3%
2014 Women: 88.8% 88.8%
2015 Women: 89.2% 89.2%
2016 Women: 88.4% 88.4%
2017 Women: 93.1% 93.1%
2018 Women: 89.6% 89.6%
2019 Women: 91.3% 91.3%
2020 Women: 92.6% 92.6%
2021 Women: 92.4% 92.4%
2022 Women: 92.0% 92.0%
2023 Women: 93.9% 93.9%
2024 Women: 89.8% 89.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 95.2% 95.2%
2012 Asian: 81.8% 81.8%
2013 Asian: 95.7% 95.7%
2014 Asian: 91.3% 91.3%
2015 Asian: 81.5% 81.5%
2016 Asian: 94.7% 94.7%
2017 Asian: 95.7% 95.7%
2018 Asian: 78.9% 78.9%
2019 Asian: 90.0% 90.0%
2020 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Asian: 94.4% 94.4%
2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2024 Asian: 91.7% 91.7%
2011 Black: 90.9% 90.9%
2012 Black: 85.7% 85.7%
2013 Black: 76.5% 76.5%
2014 Black: 89.7% 89.7%
2015 Black: 88.0% 88.0%
2016 Black: 88.5% 88.5%
2017 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2018 Black: 81.8% 81.8%
2019 Black: 94.9% 94.9%
2020 Black: 95.2% 95.2%
2021 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2022 Black: 90.5% 90.5%
2023 Black: 92.9% 92.9%
2024 Black: 96.0% 96.0%
2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Hispanic: 91.7% 91.7%
2013 Hispanic: 77.3% 77.3%
2014 Hispanic: 76.7% 76.7%
2015 Hispanic: 68.0% 68.0%
2016 Hispanic: 82.6% 82.6%
2017 Hispanic: 93.9% 93.9%
2018 Hispanic: 86.2% 86.2%
2019 Hispanic: 86.5% 86.5%
2020 Hispanic: 92.3% 92.3%
2021 Hispanic: 86.4% 86.4%
2022 Hispanic: 85.5% 85.5%
2023 Hispanic: 87.8% 87.8%
2024 Hispanic: 86.1% 86.1%
2011 White: 92.8% 92.8%
2012 White: 89.8% 89.8%
2013 White: 94.9% 94.9%
2014 White: 88.3% 88.3%
2015 White: 89.6% 89.6%
2016 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2017 White: 92.2% 92.2%
2018 White: 90.3% 90.3%
2019 White: 91.8% 91.8%
2020 White: 91.6% 91.6%
2021 White: 94.2% 94.2%
2022 White: 93.6% 93.6%
2023 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2024 White: 89.2% 89.2%
2011 International: 90.5% 90.5%
2012 International: 84.0% 84.0%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 International: 87.0% 87.0%
2016 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 International: 96.3% 96.3%
2018 International: 94.4% 94.4%
2019 International: 84.4% 84.4%
2020 International: 93.5% 93.5%
2021 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2022 International: 91.4% 91.4%
2023 International: 94.9% 94.9%
2024 International: 93.0% 93.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
41.8%
210
44% / 56%
8%
$67,291
44
97%
Life & Natural Sciences
22.1%
111
41% / 59%
14%
$52,119
8
90%
Physical Sciences & Math
12.0%
60
65% / 35%
13%
$78,086
69
—
Business & Economics
11.8%
59
75% / 25%
8%
$110,908
96
97%
Agriculture & Food Science
7.8%
39
38% / 62%
0%
$56,856
15
90%
Arts
4.0%
20
15% / 85%
5%
$43,467
3
—
Engineering
0.6%
3
33% / 67%
33%
$96,459
89
—
Research
⇅
Computer Science
$0.5M
#266
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.5M
#448
86%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.4M
#421
82%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0.3M
#196
50%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.3M
#434
15%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.0M
#383
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.0M
#403
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$2.1M
#489
44%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
15%
Yield (Unbound)
16%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
23%
24%
3%
Early Decision
60%
62%
7%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 26.9% 26.9%
2012 Acceptance: 26.6% 26.6%
2013 Acceptance: 24.2% 24.2%
2014 Acceptance: 25.4% 25.4%
2015 Acceptance: 21.8% 21.8%
2016 Acceptance: 22.6% 22.6%
2017 Acceptance: 21.9% 21.9%
2018 Acceptance: 17.8% 17.8%
2019 Acceptance: 12.1% 12.1%
2020 Acceptance: 14.1% 14.1%
2021 Acceptance: 17.3% 17.3%
2022 Acceptance: 13.7% 13.7%
2023 Acceptance: 13.0% 13.0%
2024 Acceptance: 13.3% 13.3%
2011 Yield: 35.9% 35.9%
2012 Yield: 38.5% 38.5%
2013 Yield: 39.5% 39.5%
2014 Yield: 38.3% 38.3%
2015 Yield: 42.0% 42.0%
2016 Yield: 39.9% 39.9%
2017 Yield: 42.4% 42.4%
2018 Yield: 38.2% 38.2%
2019 Yield: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Yield: 44.1% 44.1%
2021 Yield: 43.6% 43.6%
2022 Yield: 45.6% 45.6%
2023 Yield: 43.4% 43.4%
2024 Yield: 36.5% 36.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 5,196 5,196
2012 Applicants: 4,906 4,906
2013 Applicants: 5,243 5,243
2014 Applicants: 5,044 5,044
2015 Applicants: 5,651 5,651
2016 Applicants: 5,356 5,356
2017 Applicants: 5,316 5,316
2018 Applicants: 7,685 7,685
2019 Applicants: 8,222 8,222
2020 Applicants: 7,696 7,696
2021 Applicants: 7,319 7,319
2022 Applicants: 8,273 8,273
2023 Applicants: 8,937 8,937
2024 Applicants: 10,027 10,027
2011 Admitted: 1,397 1,397
2012 Admitted: 1,305 1,305
2013 Admitted: 1,267 1,267
2014 Admitted: 1,282 1,282
2015 Admitted: 1,231 1,231
2016 Admitted: 1,213 1,213
2017 Admitted: 1,166 1,166
2018 Admitted: 1,367 1,367
2019 Admitted: 998 998
2020 Admitted: 1,085 1,085
2021 Admitted: 1,267 1,267
2022 Admitted: 1,137 1,137
2023 Admitted: 1,164 1,164
2024 Admitted: 1,336 1,336
2011 Enrolled: 502 502
2012 Enrolled: 503 503
2013 Enrolled: 500 500
2014 Enrolled: 491 491
2015 Enrolled: 517 517
2016 Enrolled: 484 484
2017 Enrolled: 494 494
2018 Enrolled: 522 522
2019 Enrolled: 499 499
2020 Enrolled: 479 479
2021 Enrolled: 553 553
2022 Enrolled: 518 518
2023 Enrolled: 505 505
2024 Enrolled: 488 488
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
21%
SAT Range
1320
–
1510
SAT Math Range
620
–
760
SAT RW Range
670
–
750
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 1420 1420
2023 25th: 1400 1400
2024 25th: 1420 1420
2022 75th: 1520 1520
2023 75th: 1510 1510
2024 75th: 1530 1530
SAT Math
700
720
740
760
780
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 720 720
2023 25th: 700 700
2024 25th: 710 710
2022 75th: 770 770
2023 75th: 770 770
2024 75th: 780 780
SAT Reading & Writing
700
720
740
760
780
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 25th: 700 700
2023 25th: 700 700
2024 25th: 710 710
2022 75th: 750 750
2023 75th: 740 740
2024 75th: 750 750
Submitting a Test Score
0%
8%
16%
24%
32%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2022 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0%
2023 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0%
2024 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
