How Student Population Changes at Bates

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,806 where 1,790 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Bates than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bates College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,791	890	901
2014-15	1,773 -18	879 -11	894 -7
2015-16	1,792 19	884 5	908 14
2016-17	1,780 -12	881 -3	899 -9
2017-18	1,787 7	882 1	905 6
2018-19	1,832 45	920 38	912 7
2019-20	1,820 -12	914 -6	906 -6
2020-21	1,876 56	925 11	951 45
2021-22	1,821 -55	885 -40	936 -15
2022-23	1,790 -31	846 -39	944 8
Average	1,806	891	916

Bates College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.35%. The percentage was 72.19% 10 years ago and Bates still has a high percentage of white students. 6.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.08% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bates College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	6	84	92	112	1	1,293	71
2014-15	4	82	85	120	0	1,274	72
2015-16	3	69	88	137	0	1,279	80
2016-17	2	75	103	154	0	1,243	77
2017-18	2	70	87	145	1	1,259	84
2018-19	2	72	94	138	1	1,294	81
2019-20	2	91	101	139	2	1,222	103
2020-21	3	92	106	133	1	1,266	118
2021-22	4	103	101	142	2	1,176	125
2022-23	4	114	91	162	2	1,116	135
Average	3	85	95	138	1	1,242	95

Bates College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Bates

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes