Bates College
Lewiston, ME · Private (nonprofit) · 1,760 students · mostly bachelor degrees
26th-cheapest of 31 Maine colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$29,351
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$83,532
Graduation rate
90%
Admission rate
13%
Median graduate earnings
$69,498
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$14,275
Average SAT
1468
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
32 programsEconometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$110,880Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$80,714Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$65,926English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$62,082
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.