Overview
About Bates
Bates College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The Bobcats train at Russell Street Track and Field (400m outdoor track) and Merrill Indoor Gymnasium (200m indoor track). Bates is in Lewiston, Maine, with 1,832 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $70,146 USD.
Teams
Bobcats track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Danny FeldmanHead Men's & Women's XC Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach (Distance)
- Alison LeonardAssociate Head XC/Track & Field Coach (Distance)
- Mo AwilAssistant Cross Country Coach
- Ned FarringtonAssistant Cross Country Coach
- Curtis JohnsonHead Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Relays)
- Danny ColinaAssociate Track & Field Coach (Throws)
- Rick SmithAssistant Track & Field Coach (Pole Vault)
- Al KirklandAssistant Track & Field Coach
- Arthur FeeleyAssistant Track & Field Coach (Jumps)
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at BC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Bates College →
- Africana
- American Cultural Studies
- Anthropology
- Art & Visual Culture
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classical & Medieval Studies
- Dance
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- European Studies
- French & Francophone Studies
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Geology
- German
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Japanese
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies
- Sociology
- Theater
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 88%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $70,146 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $70,146 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $87,520 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $27,390 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $1,899 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $7,617 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $9,606 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $21,363 USD
- Over $110,000
- $46,685 USD