The College encourages international candidates with superior academic and personal qualifications to apply for admission to Bates. Submission of the results of the SAT I or II is optional. Submission of the SAT I, II, or the ACT is optional. For foreign students living abroad or in the United States for whom English is a first language, submission of the results of standardized testing is optional. Foreign applicants living abroad are advised to mail their applications well in advance of the January 15 deadline.
Financial aid is available for foreign students.
The Declaration of Finances is the aid application required. Visiting Students Bates welcomes applications from students attending other colleges who wish to enroll for a limited time as nondegree, visiting students. Enrollment on a visiting basis can be for one semester or a year. While enrolled, visiting students pay the same tuition, room, and board fees and have the same privileges and obligations as regular degree candidates. They are not, however, eligible to receive financial aid or to play an NCAA-sanctioned varsity sport.