Bates College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine, United States. It was established on March 16, 1855, and was the first coeducational college in New England. It was originally named Maine State Seminary. The Cobb Divinity School, which was founded in 1840, merged with the college in 1870. Reverend Oren Burbank Cheney, a Freewill Baptist minister, became the first president of the college. The college adopted its present name in 1864. Bates College encompasses more than 100 acres in Lewiston.

Bates College has approximately 90 student-run organizations and clubs. Some of these are the Bates' Christian Fellowship, Amnesty International, Christian Science Organization, Dharma Society, Bates Eating Awareness Association, Historical Society, and International Club.

Bates College competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Their athletic teams are known as the Bobcats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in art studies, liberal arts, conservation and resource management, science, and mathematics.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,776 in 2009-2010 (1,754 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Bates provides on-campus housing for 1,625 of its 1,754 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New England Small College Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (27 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

LIBERAL ARTS (273 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (25 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (51 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (55 awarded)

• Psychology