SAT Scores Trends at Bates

Over the past 4 years, the average SAT score of Bates College is 1465, and current year SAT score is 1465

The SAT score has been remained around 1465 without much change over the past 10 years at Bates. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 15 points at Bates. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at Bates.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Bates by SAT score range 1365-1465, 1415-1515, and 1465-1565.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1465 at Bates. Over the past 4 years, the average SAT score is 1413 (25^th percentile) and 1520 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Bates.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Bates College since 2022.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2022-23	1,420	1,480	1,520	720	750	770	700	730	750
2023-24	1,400	1,450	1,510	700	730	770	700	720	740
2024-25	1,420	1,465	1,530	710	735	780	710	730	750
Average	1413	1465	1520	710	738	773	703	727	747

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Bates College SAT Score Trends Chart

Bates College SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Bates College SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 33 at Bates. Over the past 4 years, the average ACT score of the last 4 years is 31 (25^th percentile) and 33 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at Bates.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Bates College since 2022.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2022-23	32	33	33	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	31	32	33	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	31	33	34	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	31	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bates College ACT Score Trends Chart

Bates College ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Bates College ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Bates College	1450	1465	1.03%
Unity Environmental University	-	-	-
University of New England	-	-	-
Husson University	1180	1110	6.31%
Colby College	1510	1510	-
Bowdoin College	1520	1510	0.66%

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