Bates College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, ME (city setting), with 1,753 undergraduates (51% women). It admitted 13% of 8,937 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1400–1510 on the SAT and 31–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $83,532 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,658 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 91% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, psychology. The campus reported 4.55 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bates College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,478
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bates College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bates College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 5 | $266k | $8,882 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $342k | $9,775 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $431k | $25,369 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $347k | $23,121 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $323k | $13,449 | — | |
| Football | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 84 | — | 1 | $1M | $12,024 | — | |
| Men's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $87k | $7,905 | — | |
| Women's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $74k | $8,260 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $370k | $7,403 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $306k | $9,868 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $337k | $6,738 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 51 | — | 1 | $340k | $6,662 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $305k | $9,532 | — | |
| Softball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $274k | $16,130 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $202k | $6,508 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $202k | $9,608 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 2 | $204k | $13,612 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $154k | $15,357 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 154 | — | 1 | $452k | $2,935 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 119 | — | 1 | $452k | $3,799 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $229k | $11,439 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.