by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending Bates College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at Bates College is about $80,440.00 per year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $66,590.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,850.00 |
| Total cost | $80,440.00 |
| That is 145% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $80,440.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$54,181.00 |
| Net price | $26,259.00 |
| That is 20% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $80,440.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$81,135.00 |
| Net price | $-695.00 |
| That is 102% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 4.1% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Freshman year | $-723.00 | $27,331.00 | $83,723.00 |
| Senior year | $-816.00 | $30,816.00 | $94,400.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $-3,076.00 | $116,201.00 | $355,962.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $-1,172.00 | $44,268.00 | $135,609.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $-35.00 | $1,337.00 | $4,096.00 |
| Total amount paid | $-4,247.00 | $160,469.00 | $491,570.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Freshman year | $-723.00 | $27,331.00 | $83,723.00 |
| Senior year | $-753.00 | $28,446.00 | $87,141.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $-1,476.00 | $55,777.00 | $170,864.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $-562.00 | $21,249.00 | $65,093.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $-17.00 | $642.00 | $1,966.00 |
| Total amount paid | $-2,039.00 | $77,026.00 | $235,957.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,351.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $30,703.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $4,263.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $6,296.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,602.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,744.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $49,109.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Bates College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
Typical debt at graduation from Bates College comes to $12,442.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,350.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,442.00 |
| 75th | $21,354.00 |
| 90th | $28,950.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,156.00 |
| Middle income | $15,059.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $156.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,990.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,750.00 |
First-generation graduates of Bates College carry $3,240.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Bates College works out to $2,980.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Bates College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 1.4% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Bates College add up to $22,318,638.00 covering 2,038 disbursements.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 3 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $62,120.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Bates College, keep these questions in mind:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.