Buy your Bates Men’s Soccer gear before the Fall 2025 season kicks off at our Fan Store! 10% of all sales from the store goes ...

President’s Letter Dear Members of the Bates Community, I am delighted to share with you the Bates College Sustainability Roadmap, developed by Bates’ Committee on Environmental Responsibility — a ...

This spring, the Harward Center celebrated the strength of the college’s engagement with the Lewiston–Auburn community with a string of grants and awards. Designing new paths through the Bates ...

Data and computers are transforming virtually every facet of our professional and personal lives. Increasingly, they are the dominant media for how we generate, apply, and share knowledge. The fields ...

Class of 2028 Enrollment Profile Class size 491 Admission rate 13% Yield rate 36% Financial Aid Total grant aid $12.9 million Portion of the class receiving Bates grant aid 43% Portion of the class ...

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions ...

Rhetoric, film, and screen studies offer an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human communication that focuses on the intersectional nature of meaning and knowledge.

Bates has been a national leader in the test-optional movement for over four decades. In October 1984, the faculty voted to make standardized testing, such as the SAT and the ACT, optional for all ...

Visit In-Person We can’t wait to meet you! Join us for an in-person campus tour and information session. Spending time on campus is a great way to get to know Bates. During your visit, observe the day ...

Purposeful Work at Bates is about helping students discover the joy and power that arise from aligning who they are with what they do. It helps students identify and cultivate their interests and ...

If you have questions, we have answers We understand that you might have questions. We like questions, but we like answers even better. We’ve compiled a list of the questions most frequently answered ...

The Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning promotes student success by supporting faculty and staff educators through ongoing professional development, including work in developing reflective, ...