Bates College
Lewiston, ME · private, nonprofit · 1,760 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Bates College field?
Bates College, in Lewiston, ME, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 15 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Bates College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 12, by 25%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Bates College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 41%.
Bates College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 11, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Bates College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 20% below the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 6.3.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Bates College fund its athletes?
Bates College reported 725 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 417 men and 308 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $78,538 for men's sports and $41,109 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $188 and $133 per athlete.
What is Bates College like academically?
Bates College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 13% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1468, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $83,532 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,351 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 65% of the sticker price on average.
90% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $69,498, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Bates College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (21%) and Psychology (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Research and Experimental Psychology (83 degrees)
- Economics (68 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (57 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (40 degrees)
- Biology, General (37 degrees)
- Sociology (35 degrees)
- Mathematics (27 degrees)
- History (26 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (21 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (20 degrees)
What is Lewiston, ME like to live in?
Bates College sits in Lewiston, a small city of about 38,000 people in Androscoggin County, Maine.
The median household in Lewiston earns about $56,558, which is below the Maine median ($71,773) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $214,200, 20% below the Maine median and a typical rent of $954 a month is 12% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 22% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Maine average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bates College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Bates College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Bates College?
- Bates College is in Lewiston, ME, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Bates College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,532 a year, and an average net price of $29,351 after grants and scholarships.