Bates College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1855, located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. Bates confers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. The College enrolls approximately 1,700 students. Bates is a nonsectarian institution.
Bates is located on a 109 acre (441,000 m²) campus. Primary academic resources on campus include the George and Helen Ladd Library; the Edmund S.