Bates College

Bates College (Maine) has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts and sciences since its founding by idealists in 1855. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community of 2000 students coming from over 75 countries. Located in the city of Lewiston, Maine - the state known as Vacationland - Bates is the perfect site for engaged learning in a vibrant, dynamic, and accessible community. A Bates education is known for its roots in informed civic action, responsible stewardship of a sustainable wider world, and a commitment to creating a college for the coming times.