Bates College Sports

Bates College, a liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,821 students, plays a total of 29 NCAA sports, 14 of them for men and 15 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Bates College had a total of 781 NCAA athletes comprising 43% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Bates most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Bates College by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Bates College athletic website.

Bates College
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Alpine Skiing	11	Alpine Skiing	8	19
2	Baseball	34	-	-	34
3	Basketball	18	Basketball	16	34
4	Cross Country	31	Cross Country	31	62
5	-	-	Field Hockey	27	27
6	Football	54	-	-	54
7	Golf	12	Golf	6	18
8	Lacrosse	49	Lacrosse	30	79
9	Nordic Skiing	9	Nordic Skiing	16	25
10	Rowing	39	Rowing	52	91
11	Soccer	36	Soccer	30	66
12	-	-	Softball	16	16
13	Squash	14	Squash	13	27
14	Swimming and Diving	31	Swimming and Diving	37	68
13	Tennis	16	Tennis	14	30
14	Track and Field	59	Track and Field	58	117
			Volleyball	14	14
Total Sports Played	14		15		29
Total Athletes		413		368	781

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