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History at Bates College

Bates College graduates about 16 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 90 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted.

85/100Standout#44 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Courses in the catalog90more than 63% of schools
Research in the field$102Ka year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1520whole school

Around Bates College

Coram Library of Bates College
CoramlibraryPhoto: Hovertover · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Frye Street Union in the Main Street-Frye Street Historic District, Lewiston Mai
Frye Street Union, Lewiston MEPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Bronze bust of U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie by Arnold Burgess (1912-1992)
Edmund Muskie StatuePhoto: Bust: Arnold BurgessPhotograph: MustyMuskie · Public domain · source
Hathorn Hall, Bates College, Bates College campus Lewiston
Fireworks at Bates College Hathorn HallPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Muskie Archives, George and Helen Ladd Library, Coram Library.

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 history ranking

  1. Trinity University 85
  2. The Catholic University of America 85
  3. Haverford College 85
  4. Union College 85
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 84
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 84
  7. University of Pittsburgh 84
  8. Fordham University 84

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 history. 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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