Bates College
School info
4.3
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.5
Food
4.7
Clubs
4.2
Facilities
4.5
Internet
3.9
Location
3.3
Opportunities
4.4
Safety
4
Social
4.2
Happiness
4.4
Basic Information
Location
- Lewiston, ME
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
- Established: March 16, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-03-16)
- Founder: Oren Burbank Cheney, Benjamin E. Bates
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 36 majors
Key Area
- Humanities
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Programs
- STEM fields
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,753
- Undergraduates: 1,821 (2022)
- Postgraduates: 0
- Academic Staff: 190 (2017–18)
Notable Alumni
- Robert F. Kennedy
- David Hasselhoff
- Desmond Tutu
- Michael Brooks
- Benjamin Mays
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Great day to be a bobcat,
As a varsity athlete stem triple major, time is hard to balance however bates is filled with many incredible support systems and an incredibly collaborative student body. Courses are tough but the educational opportunities are amazing
Overall 5
such a welcoming place to be
Overall 5
What makes Bates special is the community, and the overflowing degree to which students and professors care about each other.
Overall 4.9
Bates is an incredible place
Overall 4.9
Bates is a great school. It is very academically challenging so beware.
Overall 4.9
Bates is a good college
Overall 4.9
Best NESCAC by a wide margin....
Overall 4.9
Love Bates to Death!!
Overall 4.9
I picked Bates from the normal list of exclusive New England colleges because of a healthy mix of academic rigor and good old fashioned friendliness. It is just such a perfect place.
Overall 4.8
A college can not be better.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
This school was below all standards. The professors ignored my cries for help and I did terrible in school. My pitching era is 94.5 era.
Overall 1
Nooo
Overall 1.2
Not a very college located in a crime-ridden city. Classmates don't care about anything except sports. The food is the best thing about this college, otherwise forget it.
Overall 1.6
Lewiston is not very nice and it's just cold.