Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bates

At Bates College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 18.52%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 13.00%. Bates College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 42.45%, and the 2024 yield is 43.03%. The number of Bates applicants increased by 8.03% (664 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 18.52%, and this year's acceptance rate is 13.00% at Bates College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 19.90% and women students' rate is 17.52%. Bates College has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Bates College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	24.17%	26.96%	21.99%
2014-15	25.42% 1.25%	28.31% 1.08%	23.07% 1.08%
2015-16	21.78% -3.63%	23.26% -2.52%	20.55% -2.52%
2016-17	22.65% 0.86%	24.92% 0.31%	20.86% 0.31%
2017-18	21.93% -0.71%	25.04% -1.30%	19.56% -1.30%
2018-19	17.79% -4.15%	20.34% -3.79%	15.77% -3.79%
2019-20	12.14% -5.65%	12.32% -3.78%	11.99% -3.78%
2020-21	14.10% 1.96%	14.19% 2.03%	14.02% 2.03%
2021-22	17.00% 2.90%	16.99% 3.98%	18.00% 3.98%
2022-23	13.74% -3.25%	13.57% -4.12%	13.88% -4.12%
2023-24	13.00% -0.74%	13.00% -0.88%	13.00% -0.88%
Average	18.52%	19.90%	17.52%

Bates College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 42.45% where the current academic year yield is 43.03%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Bates College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	39.46%	43.69%	35.44%
2014-15	38.30% -1.16%	36.72% 4.44%	39.88% 4.44%
2015-16	42.00% 3.70%	41.83% 2.28%	42.16% 2.28%
2016-17	39.90% -2.10%	39.39% -1.77%	40.38% -1.77%
2017-18	42.37% 2.47%	43.85% 0.53%	40.92% 0.53%
2018-19	38.19% -4.18%	40.14% -4.73%	36.19% -4.73%
2019-20	50.00% 11.81%	51.22% 12.81%	48.99% 12.81%
2020-21	44.15% -5.85%	46.52% -6.78%	42.21% -6.78%
2021-22	43.97% -0.18%	48.04% -2.18%	40.03% -2.18%
2022-23	45.56% 1.59%	46.27% 4.95%	44.98% 4.95%
2023-24	43.03% -2.53%	47.92% -5.90%	39.08% -5.90%
Average	42.45%	44.15%	40.93%

Bates College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,795, the average number of admitted is 1,196, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 505. The number of Bates applicants increased by 8.03% (664 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Bates College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,243	1,267	500
2014-15	5,044 -199	1,282 -9	491 -9
2015-16	5,651 607	1,231 26	517 26
2016-17	5,356 -295	1,213 -33	484 -33
2017-18	5,316 -40	1,166 10	494 10
2018-19	7,685 2,369	1,367 28	522 28
2019-20	8,222 537	998 -23	499 -23
2020-21	7,696 -526	1,085 -20	479 -20
2021-22	7,319 -377	1,244 68	547 68
2022-23	8,273 954	1,137 -29	518 -29
2023-24	8,937 664	1,162 -18	500 -18
Average	6,795	1,196	505

Bates College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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