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.

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).
YearTotalMenWomen
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.
YearTotalMenWomen
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.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
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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