Lewiston, Maine · Private Non-Profit
Religion/Religious Studies at Bates College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% 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 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~9
- Schools with reported signal
- 515
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 (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($29,351), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($69,498), and peer averages from 515 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. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 515 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($6,789 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,959 above). Together, those evidence points place Bates College in the top 63% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 0.3% reported share · $2,835 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.0% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · 100.0% reported share · $5,356 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.5% reported share · $5,652 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Religion/Religious Studies accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Bates College, which is bigger than 59% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 9 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 $6,789 above the $22,562 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 $8,959 above the $60,539 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 #325 of 515 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.