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Bates College

Tuition trend

3.9%/yr avg

Over the 16 years from 2010 to 2026, published tuition and fees rose from $41,360 to $73,760, about 3.9% a year.

Includes the school's announced 2026–27 rate.

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeSchool-announced rateAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2010$41,360––
2011$42,800––
2012$44,300––
2013$45,650––
2014$47,030––
2015$48,435––
2016$50,310––
2017$52,042––
2018$53,794––
2019$55,683––
2020$57,353––
2021$59,062––
2022$61,066––
2023$63,478––
2026$73,760$73,760–
2027–$76,635$76,229–$77,041
2028–$79,622$78,781–$80,469
2029–$82,726$81,418–$84,048
2030–$85,951$84,143–$87,787

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