Bates Admissions Information
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Bates College is found within the Mountain Seacoast Conservation Area in Lewiston, Maine. This location allows students to make use of the natural environment year-round, taking a quick ride to the nearby ski slopes during the winter months, renting hiking and camping equipment and venturing to the White Mountains, or partaking in the annual on-campus Puddle Jump into Lake Andrews in January, sponsored by the Bates Outing Club. Traditions like Puddle Jump are an important part of college life to Batesies – the affectionate term adopted by students at the school.
The Bates student population is extremely diverse for a college its size. In fact, its class of 2014 represents 35 states, 35 countries, with only 10% of students being residents of Maine. 100% of first-year students and 93% of the entire undergraduate body lives in college housing, keeping the student body close and integrated. With over 100 registered student organizations, students can choose from a variety of clubs, activities, and ways to de-stress on campus. Bates’s numerous on-campus resources include the perks of having an art museum, the Stephens Observatory, as well as the Edmund S. Muskie Archives & Special Collections Library, which collects, preserves, and exhibits historical documents materials about Bates College. However, the Bates campus is located only 35 miles from Portland, Maine’s largest city. Campus is a 45-minute drive to the historic, retail-friendly village of Freeport, as well, home to the headquarters of the wilderness and outdoors outfitters L.L. Bean. Boston is located 2 hours to the South of Bates.
Basic Info
| Main Address: | 2 Andrews Rd. Lewiston, ME 04240 | |
| Phone Number: | (207) 786-6255 | |
| Website: | www.bates.edu |
Characteristics
| Type of school: | Private | |
| Type of school: | Coed | |
| Setting: | Urban | |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division III, Intercollegiate, Club, Intramural | |
| Degrees offered: | Bachelors | |
| Size of undergraduate student body: | 1,725 | |
| Percent out-of-state: | 90% | |
| Percent international: | 5.97% | |
| Female to Male ratio: | 53:47 |
Academic Life
| Student to Professor ratio: | 10:1 | |
| Most popular majors: | Social Sciences Economics General Political Science and Government Psychology History Visual and Performing Arts Biology Foreign Languages and Literature English Philosophy and Religious Studies | |
| Special study programs: | Accelerated Cooperative Double Major Exchange Student Honors Program Independent Study Internship Liberal Arts Career Combo Liberal Arts Engineering Dual Degree Student Designed Major Study Abroad Teacher Certification |
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Admissions Information
Bates admissions are selective. Areas of highest importance include the rigor of an applicant's course load, GPA, class rank, recommendations, and essay. An interview is recommended and is highly considered, as are extracurricular activities, demonstrated talents or abilities, and the applicant's level of interest. Geographical residence, state residency, work and volunteer work, ethnic status, and legacy are all considered factors in the application process. Applicants must have a high school diploma to apply - a GED is not accepted. Admissions advisors at Bates are seeking applicants eager to incorporate diversity, inclusiveness, honesty, and social responsibility while pursuing academic excellence. Bates is well-known for being a selective school while not requiring the submission of standardized test scores.
| Admissions address: | 23 Campus Ave. Lindholm House Lewiston, ME 04240-9917 | |
| Phone number: | (207) 786-6000 | |
| Fax number: | (207) 768-6025 | |
| Admissions Website: | http://home.bates.edu/admission-tour/ | |
| Email: | admissions@bates.edu | |
| Contact Person: | Wylie Mitchell, Dean of Admission | |
| Number of first-year applications received: | 4,517 | |
| Percent of applicants admitted: | 32% |
Application Information
| Regular application deadline: | 1/1 | |
| Early decision/action deadline: | 11/15 | |
| Accepts the Common Application? | Yes | |
| Admission requirements: | Essay Recommendations Transcript |
Application Information
| Standardized test scores required? | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy regarding SAT score-use: | Highest Section Scores Across Test Dates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Board code: | 3076 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACT code: | 1634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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