2018 College Rankings for Bates College by CollegeFactual.com

A more complete picture of where Bates College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.

Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	48 of 1383
New England	12 of 123
Maine	1 of 12

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	661 of 1325
New England	46 of 118
Maine	6 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	42 of 1325
New England	9 of 118
Maine	2 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	558 of 1325
New England	42 of 118
Maine	6 of 11

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	84 of 2353
Ethnic	1430 of 2594
Male / Female	104 of 2594
Location	78 of 2356

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	39 of 180
Best Value	112 of 176
Most Popular	122 of 527
Most Focused	34 of 527
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 286

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	41 of 177
Best Value	116 of 173
Most Popular	106 of 370
Most Focused	32 of 370
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 247

Ethnic Studies

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Most Popular	149 of 391
Most Focused	40 of 391

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	88 of 823
Best Value	504 of 805
Most Popular	422 of 1413
Most Focused	142 of 1413
Highest Paid Grads	41 of 891

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	43 of 242
Best Value	159 of 239
Most Popular	116 of 571
Most Focused	21 of 571
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 367

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	126 of 818
Best Value	577 of 800
Most Popular	852 of 1372
Most Focused	788 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	45 of 851

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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Most Popular	73 of 168
Most Focused	16 of 168

Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	517 of 582
Most Focused	504 of 582

General Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	91 of 144
Most Focused	78 of 144

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	25 of 613
Best Value	282 of 596
Most Popular	360 of 1360
Most Focused	88 of 1360
Highest Paid Grads	50 of 874

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	64 of 625
Best Value	373 of 609
Most Popular	409 of 1281
Most Focused	122 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 804

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	159 of 365
Most Focused	102 of 365
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 204

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	103 of 358
Best Value	290 of 352
Most Popular	322 of 939
Most Focused	111 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	43 of 656

East Asian Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	97 of 125
Most Focused	38 of 125

Germanic Languages

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Most Popular	139 of 291
Most Focused	44 of 291

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	76 of 373
Best Value	253 of 366
Most Popular	298 of 817
Most Focused	111 of 817
Highest Paid Grads	38 of 581

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	63 of 570
Best Value	339 of 553
Most Popular	291 of 1261
Most Focused	46 of 1260

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	70 of 594
Best Value	360 of 577
Most Popular	291 of 1261
Most Focused	46 of 1260
Highest Paid Grads	79 of 831

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	98 of 468
Best Value	338 of 456
Most Popular	185 of 1231
Most Focused	31 of 1230
Highest Paid Grads	61 of 810

Mathematics

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Top Ranked	85 of 471
Best Value	324 of 459
Most Popular	143 of 1178
Most Focused	22 of 1176
Highest Paid Grads	52 of 772

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

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Most Popular	560 of 1017
Most Focused	538 of 1017
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 394

Classical & Ancient Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	16 of 47
Most Focused	6 of 47

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

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Most Popular	322 of 529
Most Focused	303 of 529

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	165 of 745
Most Focused	50 of 745
Highest Paid Grads	14 of 271

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	126 of 689
Most Focused	35 of 689

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	53 of 246
Best Value	166 of 241
Most Popular	143 of 956
Most Focused	68 of 956
Highest Paid Grads	40 of 616

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked	29 of 245
Best Value	125 of 240
Most Popular	164 of 756
Most Focused	40 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	41 of 544

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	141 of 550
Most Focused	119 of 550
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 336

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	104 of 473
Best Value	361 of 463
Most Popular	293 of 1143
Most Focused	59 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	50 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	597 of 1087
Most Focused	362 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	51 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	35 of 249
Best Value	171 of 248
Most Popular	156 of 430
Most Focused	30 of 430
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 346

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	98 of 253
Best Value	222 of 248
Most Popular	189 of 705
Most Focused	47 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	46 of 534

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	58 of 826
Best Value	452 of 807
Most Popular	614 of 1492
Most Focused	400 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	22 of 898

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	60 of 832
Best Value	456 of 813
Most Popular	561 of 1407
Most Focused	337 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	24 of 842

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	98 of 676
Best Value	446 of 661
Most Popular	266 of 1317
Most Focused	31 of 1319
Highest Paid Grads	38 of 878

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	62 of 272
Best Value	205 of 268
Most Popular	287 of 422
Most Focused	74 of 422
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	83 of 442
Best Value	304 of 433
Most Popular	153 of 729
Most Focused	39 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 542

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	45 of 597
Best Value	309 of 582
Most Popular	179 of 1081
Most Focused	9 of 1084
Highest Paid Grads	47 of 763

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	51 of 524
Best Value	301 of 517
Most Popular	377 of 969
Most Focused	158 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	38 of 695

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	231 of 628
Best Value	547 of 615
Most Popular	709 of 1529
Most Focused	528 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	71 of 852

Dance

	better worse
Most Popular	192 of 227
Most Focused	131 of 227

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	524 of 809
Most Focused	334 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 544

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	74 of 507
Best Value	336 of 498
Most Popular	414 of 1114
Most Focused	209 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	609 of 1030
Most Focused	439 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	45 of 657

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	1357 of 1423

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	171 of 181

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	169 of 178

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	507 of 831

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	225 of 243

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	811 of 829

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	272 of 617

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	543 of 631

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	357 of 358

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	372 of 374

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	491 of 577

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	541 of 601

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	428 of 473

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	441 of 476

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	243 of 248

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	239 of 246

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	405 of 477

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	243 of 251

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	250 of 254

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	713 of 841

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	729 of 848

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	382 of 681

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	270 of 273

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	361 of 442

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	372 of 601

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	487 of 528

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	639 of 648

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	506 of 521

Bates College has no rankings in this category.

International Quality

	better worse
OVERALL	134 of 1174
Canada	178 of 612
China	221 of 798
India	235 of 618
Pakistan	95 of 243
Vietnam	158 of 450

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	1088 of 1148
Canada	561 of 603
China	739 of 786
India	561 of 607
Pakistan	205 of 238
Vietnam	402 of 442

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D3)	55 of 333
Men's Basketball (D3)	35 of 369
Men's Football (D3)	16 of 218
Men's Lacrosse (D3)	2 of 204
Men's Soccer (D3)	68 of 363
Men's Tennis (D3)	16 of 22

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Women's Basketball (D3)	110 of 374
Women's Field Hockey (D3)	31 of 149
Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3)	7 of 25
Women's Lacrosse (D3)	53 of 238
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3)	8 of 24
Women's Rowing (D3)	1 of 11
Women's Soccer (D3)	108 of 368
Women's Softball (D3)	85 of 351
Women's Swimming (D3)	15 of 22
Women's Volleyball (D3)	86 of 359