Bates College Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

14.8%

1,433 of 9,660

Early decision rate

33.5%

Non-ED pool: 12.8%

SAT middle 50%

1325–1510

ACT middle 50%

31–34

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Admissions

AppliedC1	9,660
AdmittedC1	1,433
EnrolledC1	493
YieldC1	34.4%
Early decisionC21	318 of 949 (33.5%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	2,103
Accepted a placeC2	795
Admitted from waitlistC2	39
Odds if you stay on the listC2	4.9%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	13%
Submitted ACTC9	8.3%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	673–750
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	623–768
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$73,760
Required feesG1	$475
Food and housingG1	$20,800
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$63,460
Average need-based grantH2	$59,701

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationImportant
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceImportant
State residencyImportant
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestImportant

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	1,736
First-year retentionB22	92%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	89%

Notes on this filing

Year label: filing is the 2025-2026 CDS; enrollment and admissions cohort is Fall 2025.
C1/C2: applied, admitted and enrolled totals are the sums of the gender rows (9660, 1433, 493), which match the residency table.
C8A: the test policy checkboxes are labeled for Fall 2027 admission, not Fall 2025.
C8D: test scores are not used for academic advising.
C8E: latest SAT/ACT receipt date is January 10.
C9: SAT ERW and Math 25th/75th percentiles are shown in the table as 673/768; the hidden form fields hold 672.5/767.5. Table values were used.
C9: ACT subscore, percentile by section and score-band tables were left blank; only the composite was reported.
C11/C12: GPA distribution and average GPA are blank (C11 totals print 0.00); pct_submitting left null even though a hidden field holds 0.
C10: high school class rank percentages are blank; only the submitted-rank question appears.
C21: early decision figures (949 applied, 318 admitted) are for the Fall 2024 entering class, not Fall 2025; early decision deadlines are Nov 15 and Jan 10.
C22: early action is not offered.
B4-B11 Fall 2019 cohort: the printed six-year total rate is 0.89 (converted to 89). Using the printed G total (440) against the initial cohort C (497) gives 88.5. Row G does not match the sum of rows D through F (438 total), and the Pell column sums 39 against 40 printed.
Four-year graduation rate is not printed in the filing, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
B22: retention rate printed as 92 (449 of 488).
G1: first-year column used for tuition, fees (475) and food and housing (20,800). Private institution, so no in-state/out-of-state tuition.
H2: percent of need fully met computed as 220 of 220 (line h / line d, first-time first-year). pct_with_need_awarded_aid left null because the filing does not print it.
H1/H2: aid figures are 2025-26 estimated, per the checked box.
Comprehensive: the net price calculator URL was given at G0.

Source: Bates College Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.