Lewiston, Maine · Private Non-Profit
History at Bates College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 4.3% reported program-share signal, $29,351 school-wide net price, and $69,498 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 76 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~76
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,294
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 13.3%
- Graduation rate
- 89.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,351/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $117,404
- Median debt
- $14,275
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,498/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (4.3%), school-wide average net price ($29,351), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($69,498), and peer averages from 1,294 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,294 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 3.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,898 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($13,132 above). Together, those evidence points place Bates College in the top 72% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.4% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.8% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 1.0% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
History accounts for 4.3% of reported programs at Bates College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 3.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 76 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bates College's average net price is $29,351 per year, about $117,404 over four years. That is $9,898 above the $19,453 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,498 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,132 above the $56,366 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bates College #936 of 1,294 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.