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Environmental science at Bates College

Bates College graduates about 56 environmental science majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#13 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year5612% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,000
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1520whole school

Around Bates College

Bronze bust of U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie by Arnold Burgess (1912-1992)
Edmund Muskie StatuePhoto: Bust: Arnold BurgessPhotograph: MustyMuskie · Public domain · source
Coram Library of Bates College
CoramlibraryPhoto: Hovertover · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hathorn Hall, Bates College, Bates College campus Lewiston
Fireworks at Bates College Hathorn HallPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pettigrew Hall
P grewPhoto: Rockytalinto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health and Safety, Carnegie Science Hall, Bonney Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 50 · Academic 23 · Student housing 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Bowdoin College 92
  2. Amherst College 92
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  5. Colgate University 91
  6. Williams College 91
  7. Wellesley College 91
  8. Dartmouth College 91

Other strong majors at Bates College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bates College with every school we score in environmental science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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