14.8%
1,433 admitted
from 9,660 apps
Applications9,660
Overall admit rate14.8%
Enrolled493 · 34.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist39 of 2,103
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Talent
Important factorsFirst-gen, Geography, Demonstrated interest, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#24
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#2426
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#2926
NicheBest Colleges in America#7226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#10026
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#13026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#36726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMaine colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLwww.bates.edu
Admissions emailadmission@bates.edu
Admissions phone786-6000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Bowdoin College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Bowdoin College ME · Private (nonprofit)6.8%15101K
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%—2K
Middlebury College VT · Private (nonprofit)12.8%15002K
Hamilton College NY · Private (nonprofit)13.6%14801K
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Trinity College CT · Private (nonprofit)29.5%13902K
Connecticut College CT · Private (nonprofit)39.2%12801K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.