Bates College Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

17.3%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$60

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Bates College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	7,319	3,308	4,011
Admitted students	1,267	551	716
Enrolled students	553	266	287
Acceptance rate	17%	17%	18%
Yield rate	44%	48%	40%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Bates College received a total of 7,319 applications. These applications included 3,308 male applicants and 4,011 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 7,319 applicants, Bates College admitted 1,267 students. Among the admitted students, there were 551 males and 716 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 553 students chose to enroll at Bates College. This means that 553 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 266 were male and 287 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Bates College had an overall acceptance rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 17% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 18%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Bates College had an overall yield rate of 44% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 48%, and for female admitted students, it was 40%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Bates College over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	5,651	2,580	3,071	1,231	600	631	22%	23%	20%	517	251	266	42%	42%	42%
2016	5,356	2,364	2,992	1,213	589	624	23%	25%	21%	484	232	252	40%	39%	40%
2017	5,316	2,304	3,012	1,166	577	589	22%	25%	20%	494	253	241	42%	44%	41%
2018	7,685	3,392	4,293	1,367	690	677	18%	20%	16%	522	277	245	38%	40%	36%
2019	8,222	3,660	4,562	998	451	547	12%	12%	12%	499	231	268	50%	51%	49%
2020	7,696	3,439	4,257	1,085	488	597	14%	14%	14%	479	227	252	44%	46%	42%
2021	7,319	3,308	4,011	1,267	551	716	17%	17%	18%	553	266	287	44%	48%	40%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Bates College uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Bates College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school record
Recommendation letters
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Bates College.

Credit for life experiences

Not Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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Acceptance Rate

Application Fees

$60

Applicants Stats

Total Applicants

Admitted Students

Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

Yield Rate

Admission and Enrollment Trends

Admission Requirements Fall 2021

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Recommended

Neither required nor recommended

Accepted Credits

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