Maine students paid $53,794 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,752 more than the $52,042 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 46 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 218 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.5 million and 110 students took out student loans totaling more than $775,045.
Including all undergraduates (1,832), 793 students used grants or scholarships totaling $33.9 million, and 395 students took out $2 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~147 | $48,435 | $50,310 | $52,042 | $53,794 | 11.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Bates College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 54 | 11% | $253,916 | $4,702 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 3 | 1% | $4,500 | $1,500 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 218 | 43% | $9,280,701 | $42,572 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 218 | 43% | $9,539,117 | $43,757 |
| Federal student loans | 96 | 19% | $376,361 | $3,920 |
| Other student loans | 18 | 4% | $398,684 | $22,149 |
| Student loan aid | 110 | 22% | $775,045 | $7,046 |
| Total student aid | 235 | 46% | - | - |
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