Bates Plays, an annual outdoor musical performance organized by the Bates Musicians' Union, made its return to the top of ...

Coraci, who is the first Bates alumnus to work as a Fulbright ETA in Cameroon, chose to pursue the English teaching ...

“On behalf of the board, I want to express how grateful we are to Scott, Matthew, and Sophie for their willingness to share their considerable expertise with Bates and for the not insignificant time ...

Welcome to Bates—and to Bates Athletics. As a varsity student-athlete, you are joining a community that is deeply committed to both competitive excellence and the full student experience. You have ...

The application pool for the Class of 2030 is the largest in Bates’ history with a total of 12,009 applicants seeking admission for the 2026-2027 academic year. This marks only the second time the ...

Bates is embarking on a $45 million project to update two key athletic facilities and construct a new fitness and well-being center to serve the full campus community. With a major gift of $10 million ...

At Bates, you don’t just learn what is known; you gain the tools to discover what isn’t. A distinctive characteristic of a Bates education is the emphasis on student research. At Bates, every student ...

Ongoing Exhibitions & Events Upcoming Performances & Events 7:30 pm Directed/Facilitated by Guest Artist Liz Carlson The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance.

On a balmy Friday morning in mid-July, a research team of five from Bates scrambled across the slippery rocks of Cape Neddick, searching the rockweed-coated landscape for the shiny, dark, ...

In her three years at Bates, Willa Laski ’26 of Bellevue, Idaho, has never once dressed up for classes, but on May 21, the economics major showed up for a test clad in navy blue suiting from head to ...

Leigh Weisenburger, who has led the Bates admission and financial aid program since 2012, will become vice president for institutional affairs and secretary to the Board of Trustees, effective July 1, ...