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Lewiston, Maine
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2021 Rankings for Bates College

Learn how Bates ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in Maine and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For Bates College

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  • Most Focused for Political Science & Government (ranked 9 out of 1216)
  • Men's Lacrosse (ranked 2 out of 206)
  • Most Focused for English Language & Literature (ranked 15 out of 1546)
  • Male/Female Diversity (ranked 39 out of 3786)
  • Most Focused for Social Sciences (ranked 27 out of 1552)

A more complete picture of where Bates College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For Bates College

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Top Quality Overall
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worse
Nationwide
47 of 1715
New England
15 of 135
Maine
3 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Nationwide
 
749 of 1472
New England
49 of 129
Maine
 
9 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
94 of 1471
New England
12 of 129
Maine
6 of 17
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
better
worse
Nationwide
635 of 1472
New England
41 of 129
Maine
8 of 17
Diversity
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worse
Overall
89 of 3518
Ethnic
 
2305 of 3790
Male / Female
39 of 3786
Location
91 of 3514
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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worse
Most Popular
178 of 581
Most Focused
73 of 581
Area Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
171 of 363
Most Focused
84 of 363
Ethnic Studies
better
worse
Most Popular
178 of 466
Most Focused
62 of 466
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
472 of 1720
Most Focused
186 of 1721
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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worse
Most Popular
160 of 608
Most Focused
48 of 608
General Biology
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worse
Most Popular
765 of 1638
Most Focused
579 of 1638
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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worse
Most Popular
104 of 222
Most Focused
49 of 222
Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
887 of 998
Most Focused
 
835 of 998
General Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
354 of 449
Most Focused
 
298 of 449
English Language & Literature
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worse
Most Popular
225 of 1549
Most Focused
15 of 1546
General English Literature
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worse
Most Popular
292 of 1432
Most Focused
43 of 1433
Writing Studies
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worse
Most Popular
97 of 404
Most Focused
41 of 404
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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worse
Most Popular
297 of 1114
Most Focused
84 of 1114
East Asian Languages
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worse
Most Popular
69 of 144
Most Focused
4 of 144
Germanic Languages
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worse
Most Popular
 
194 of 267
Most Focused
79 of 267
Romance Languages
better
worse
Most Popular
315 of 877
Most Focused
97 of 877
History
better
worse
Top Ranked
15 of 309
Best Value
 
157 of 302
Most Popular
462 of 1404
Most Focused
146 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
6 of 331
History
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worse
Top Ranked
17 of 313
Best Value
 
166 of 306
Most Popular
462 of 1404
Most Focused
146 of 1404
Highest Paid Grads
6 of 331
Mathematics & Statistics
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worse
Most Popular
308 of 1438
Most Focused
65 of 1438
Mathematics
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worse
Most Popular
263 of 1382
Most Focused
39 of 1383
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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Most Popular
668 of 1403
Most Focused
586 of 1403
Classical & Ancient Studies
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worse
Most Popular
3 of 45
Most Focused
1 of 45
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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worse
Most Popular
 
488 of 664
Most Focused
 
475 of 664
Natural Resources & Conservation
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Most Popular
174 of 940
Most Focused
62 of 939
Natural Resources Conservation
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worse
Most Popular
129 of 834
Most Focused
40 of 833
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Most Popular
130 of 1011
Most Focused
59 of 1010
Philosophy
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Most Popular
116 of 803
Most Focused
24 of 803
Religious Studies
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worse
Most Popular
203 of 541
Most Focused
173 of 541
Physical Sciences
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worse
Most Popular
508 of 1382
Most Focused
181 of 1382
Chemistry
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worse
Most Popular
579 of 1229
Most Focused
282 of 1229
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
227 of 819
Most Focused
50 of 818
Psychology
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worse
Most Popular
670 of 1699
Most Focused
355 of 1699
Highest Paid Grads
287 of 882
Child Development & Psychology
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worse
Most Popular
51 of 143
Most Focused
8 of 143
Social Sciences
better
worse
Top Ranked
60 of 558
Best Value
 
348 of 539
Most Popular
282 of 1548
Most Focused
27 of 1552
Highest Paid Grads
43 of 592
Anthropology
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worse
Most Popular
260 of 542
Most Focused
40 of 542
Economics
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worse
Top Ranked
55 of 276
Best Value
 
190 of 273
Most Popular
169 of 817
Most Focused
40 of 816
Highest Paid Grads
32 of 280
Political Science & Government
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worse
Top Ranked
62 of 367
Best Value
 
254 of 358
Most Popular
167 of 1220
Most Focused
9 of 1216
Highest Paid Grads
93 of 376
Sociology
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worse
Most Popular
433 of 1100
Most Focused
166 of 1100
Visual & Performing Arts
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worse
Most Popular
819 of 2022
Most Focused
518 of 2022
Dance
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worse
Most Popular
 
156 of 299
Most Focused
61 of 299
Drama & Theater Arts
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worse
Most Popular
 
685 of 968
Most Focused
443 of 968
Fine & Studio Arts
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worse
Most Popular
426 of 1368
Most Focused
148 of 1368
Music
better
worse
Most Popular
 
899 of 1238
Most Focused
 
778 of 1238
Men's Sports
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Men's Baseball (D3)
58 of 348
Men's Basketball (D3)
40 of 382
Men's Football (D3)
16 of 221
Men's Lacrosse (D3)
2 of 206
Men's Soccer (D3)
71 of 375
Men's Tennis (D3)
 
12 of 18
Women's Sports
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Women's Basketball (D3)
128 of 387
Women's Field Hockey (D3)
32 of 150
Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3)
6 of 19
Women's Lacrosse (D3)
59 of 240
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3)
7 of 16
Women's Soccer (D3)
120 of 383
Women's Softball (D3)
96 of 365
Women's Swimming (D3)
 
10 of 16
Women's Volleyball (D3)
94 of 375
Veterans
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worse
Overall
 
1997 of 2104
History
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
197 of 304
History
better
worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
204 of 308
Social Sciences
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
299 of 552
Economics
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worse
Top Ranked Veterans
 
194 of 275
Political Science & Government
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Top Ranked Veterans
 
332 of 362
Bates College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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OVERALL
158 of 1232
China
224 of 842
Egypt
77 of 187
India
243 of 662
Nepal
135 of 371
Netherlands
47 of 124
Pakistan
134 of 315
South Korea
255 of 596
United Kingdom
145 of 556
Vietnam
164 of 511
International Value
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worse
OVERALL
 
1128 of 1204
China
 
767 of 820
Egypt
 
163 of 184
India
 
589 of 641
Nepal
 
333 of 361
Netherlands
 
109 of 124
Pakistan
 
272 of 308
South Korea
 
541 of 582
United Kingdom
 
497 of 544
Vietnam
 
454 of 497
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