Acceptance Rate History
Bates College Acceptance Rate: 14.8% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
ME · Current rate: 14.8%
Bates College admits the SAT 1325–1510 range — you might be closer than you think.
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What is Bates College's acceptance rate in 2025?
Bates College's acceptance rate in 2025 is 14.8%, up from 13.3% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Bates College
Outside Early Decision, Bates College admitted 1,115 of 8,711 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 12.8%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Bates College's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 10, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
How many applicants does Bates College admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2025 admissions cycle, Bates College admitted 1,433 of 9,660 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 14.8%.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Does Bates College's 2025 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 14.8% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 9,660 applicants Bates College received for 2025, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.8% | 9,660 | 1,433 |
| 2024 | 13.3% | 10,027 | 1,336 |
| 2023 | 13.0% | 8,937 | 1,164 |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 8,273 | 1,137 |
| 2021 | 17.3% | 7,319 | 1,267 |
| 2020 | 14.1% | 7,696 | 1,085 |
| 2019 | 12.1% | 8,222 | 998 |
| 2018 | 17.8% | 7,685 | 1,367 |
| 2017 | 21.9% | 5,316 | 1,166 |
| 2016 | 22.7% | 5,356 | 1,213 |
| 2015 | 21.8% | 5,651 | 1,231 |
| 2014 | 25.4% | 5,044 | 1,282 |
| 2013 | 24.2% | 5,243 | 1,267 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $2,397/yr · Family income over $110k: $45,886/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1325–1510
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Admitted students at Bates College scored between 1325 and 1510 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers Bates College's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1325–1510 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1325, and a quarter scored above 1510.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them Bates College's rate ranged from 12.1% to 25.4%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
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Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1325–1510.
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Trend Analysis
Bates College's acceptance rate has decreased from 24.2% in 2013 to 14.8% in 2025, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2019.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.