Bates College
Commitment to academic rigor and individual dignity form the core of Bates College’s mission. It is recognized as one of the first institutions of higher learning in the US that admitted women and people of color. Men and women coming from diverse racial, ethnic, religions and economic backgrounds have benefited from the educational system as espoused by Bates since its founding in 1855 by Maine abolitionists.
Bates College is a four-year independent liberal arts and sciences college that is co-educational. It is located in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, 35 miles north of Portland. It occupies a 109-acre property on the edge of a Lewiston residential neighborhood with an additional 600-acre property that includes the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area.
Admission to Bates College is highly selective and interviews are strongly recommended. B.A. and B.S. degrees are offered with various majors including African American Studies, American Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Art and Visual Culture, Biological Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical and Medieval Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, Geology, German, History, Japanese, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Rhetoric, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, and Women and Gender Studies. For more information on Bates College online learning opportunities, please visit their website.
There are about 1,800 students coming from different states, districts and countries. Faculty members number 215. The average class size is 20 while the average student-to-faulty ratio is 10:1. Almost all Bates students will have at least one individual class typically for thesis writing or conducting independent study. Educational cost is $ 51,300.00 inclusive of tuition, room and board and mandatory fees.
