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Psychology at Bates College

Bates College graduates about 50 psychology majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 52 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#28 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year5011% of the class
Courses in the catalog52more than 60% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.30× the same major nationally
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
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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
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Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 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 psychology ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 85
  2. Brown University 85
  3. Stanford University 85
  4. Trinity College 85
  5. University of California San Diego 84
  6. University of Pennsylvania 84
  7. Smith College 84
  8. Cornell 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 psychology. 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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