The average composite SAT score for admitted Bates College freshman is 1470 out of 1600. Bates students have the 47th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1470 is in the 98th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1420 to 1520. The 75th percentile score is 1520 while the 25th percentile score is 1420.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Bates but we estimate it to be around a 1370 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Bates students on the math portion of the SAT is 745 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 720 and the 75th percentile score 770.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 700 to 750 and the average score for Bates College students is 725.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Bates College based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 13.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school.
An SAT score of 1520 or higher is very competitive at Bates and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 24% or higher.
Scores between 1470 to 1510 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 14% to 21%.
SAT scores between 1420 to 1460 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 8% to 13% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1370 to 1410 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 7% chance of admission to Bates. SAT scores below 1370 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 46% |
1590 | 43% |
1580 | 40% |
1570 | 37% |
1560 | 34% |
1550 | 31% |
1540 | 29% |
1530 | 26% |
1520 | 24% |
1510 | 21% |
1500 | 19% |
1490 | 17% |
1480 | 16% |
1470 | 14% |
1460 | 13% |
1450 | 11% |
1440 | 10% |
1430 | 9% |
1420 | 8% |
1410 | 7% |
1400 | 6% |
1390 | 6% |
1380 | 5% |
1370 | 4% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=160977 IPEDS survey data for Bates College.