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 |