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• LocationLewiston, The United States
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Bates College is a college in Lewiston, Maine, in the north-eastern United States. It offers about three dozen majors and two dozen minors, from liberal arts subjects such as history, mathematics and philosophy to STEM fields such as neuroscience, engineering and biochemistry, as well as interdisciplinary and self-designed majors. Through the Engineering Combined Plan, students complete part of their studies at Bates and part at a partner institution such as Columbia University or Dartmouth.

The class of 2030 has 553 students, with an admission rate of 16%; 9% of the class are non-US citizens, and students from more than 70 countries attend Bates.

Applying is free, and the SAT and ACT have been optional since 1984. Non-native English speakers submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo results. Bates meets the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students regardless of citizenship, but admission is need-aware for international applicants, and aid also covers study abroad. There are no merit scholarships.

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, Lewiston, ME, The United States, 04240

About three dozen majors, including:

• Sciences and engineering: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Neuroscience, Earth and Climate Sciences, Engineering (Combined Plan), Digital and Computational Studies
• Social sciences: Economics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology
• Humanities: History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Classical and Medieval Studies
• Languages and area studies: Chinese, Japanese, German, French and Francophone Studies, Hispanic Studies, Asian, European and Latin American and Latinx Studies
• Arts: Dance, Music, Studio Art, Theater, Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
• Individual interdisciplinary major

Applying to Bates is free. The SAT and ACT are optional (official or self-reported scores accepted). A recorded InitialView or Vericant interview is encouraged but not required for international applicants. Non-US citizens not applying for aid must submit the International Student Financial Certification Document with a bank letter to enrol.

Applicants whose native language and secondary-school language of instruction are not English must submit an official TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test result. All TOEFL and IELTS versions are accepted and the best score counts; self-reported English scores are not accepted. No minimum score is published.

Aid is exclusively need-based: Bates meets 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students regardless of citizenship, but admission is need-aware for international students. Applicants must state their intent to apply for aid before admission and submit the BISAFA form; requests after admission are not considered. United World College Davis Scholars receive US$25,000 per year from the Davis Foundation towards their aid. Aid continues during study abroad.

https://www.bates.edu/admission/apply/international-students/