Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Bates College · Admissions
Lewiston, ME · City · Private · Liberal arts college · the Bobcats · Website ↗
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.
13%
Admitted
of 8,937 applicants
96th
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
1400–1510
SAT middle 50%
31–33
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
91%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1400 – 1510
Your SAT
SAT reading
700 – 740
SAT math
700 – 770
ACT
31 – 33
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants8,937
- Admitted1,162 13%
- Undergraduates1,753
- Women51%
- Graduate within 6 years91%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#18Graduationof 420 · Division III#18Most selectiveof 417 · Division III#24Retentionof 420 · Division III#27Highest SATof 309 · Division III
Among Division III schools; every list Bates College is on.
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