We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling his historic visit to Bates in ...

The Bates Admission team wants to get to know you and provide ways for you to meet our community members and ask your important questions. Learn more about our virtual programs and events below. To ...

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions ...

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I am delighted to share with you the Bates College Sustainability Roadmap, developed by Bates’ Committee on Environmental Responsibility — a team of people from ...

First-year students are assessed a fee of $425 which appears on the fall semester bill. This one-time fee covers the cost of programming, transportation for orientation activities, and the cost of ...

Honorary members include Margaret T. Nichols, Registrar Emerita and A. Clayton Spencer, President Emerita. We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling ...

Bates meets the full demonstrated financial need for all admitted students, regardless of citizenship status, for all four years. Although Bates is not need-blind for non-U.S. citizens, the college ...

Short Term at Bates — four weeks at the height of Maine’s spring, from late April through May — is a time for intense, focused work. You’ll live and breathe one class, and one class only. It’s an ...

After 22 years of marriage and 10 children, Charles Dickens famously dumped his wife, Catherine Dickens, in 1858. Wielding the power of his pen, he alleged that Catherine was mentally unbalanced and ...

Take a full campus tour, learn about admission and financial aid in detail, speak with students working diligently on their theses and enjoy a meal in Commons! We pay tribute to the late, remarkable ...

Physics, the study of space, time, matter, and energy, is a fundamental component of a liberal education. Introductory courses in physics and astronomy are designed to give students a broad background ...

Since 1855, Bates College has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential ...