Bates

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Location: Lewiston, ME
Acceptance rate: 13.0% overall (Class of 2029); ED ~42%
SAT middle 50: 1410-1490; ACT 30-33
Yield: 34% (lowest of the three)
First major college to go test-optional (1984) -- 40 years before most peers
31 varsity teams, 766 athletes (43% of student body); smallest NESCAC school
Demographics: 61.4% White, 8.8% Hispanic, 8.4% multiracial, 6.6% Asian, 4.4% Black, 9.5% international, 51% women
Net cost: $4,512 (lowest bracket) to $45,686 (highest bracket)
ED acceptance rate is notably high (~42%) vs 13% overall -- strong ED advantage

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