Bates College

More than 585 students were named to the Dean's List at Bates College for Fall 2024. This honor is earned by students with a 3.92 grade point average or higher.

More than 575 students were named to the Dean's List at Bates College for Winter 2024. This honor is earned by students with a 3.92 grade point average or higher.

More than 600 students were named to the Dean's List at Bates College for Winter 2023. This honor is earned by students with a 3.92 grade point average or higher.

More than 590 students were named to the Dean's List at Bates College for Fall 2023. This honor is earned by students with a 3.92 grade point average or higher.

The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2022. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.

The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2022. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.

Bates College graduated 477 students from 39 U.S. states and 40 nations on May 29, 2022.

Bates College graduated 469 students from 38 states and 43 countries on May 27, 2021 in an historic double ceremony allowing for social distancing among the graduates and their guests.

On May 26, 2024, Bates College graduated students from 36 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and 19 countries.

Bates College senior Adilene Sandoval, a double major in environmental studies and sociology from Mattawa, Wash., is a recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for international travel. Sandoval is one of 42 graduating seniors from 33 colleges around the United States to win this prestigious fellowship. Sandoval will travel to Australia, Ethiopia, Italy,Colombia, El Salvador, and Guatemala "to explore trauma-healing models informed by both activism and holistic healing to create, sustain and protect community-wellbeing from colonial violence. I will learn from communities that are using place-based strategies that facilitate healing through a wide range of frameworks and practices."

Elizabeth LaCroix '23 of Richmond, R.I. is among 42 graduating seniors from 33 U.S. colleges receiving grants from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation for international travel and exploration in 2023-24. A double major in English and chemistry, LaCroix will travel to Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ecuador, China, and India for her project, "The Global Story of Menstrual Pain." Drawing from her own personal experiences, she will collect stories on the subject of menstrual pain from patients, doctors, and researchers to create a global perspective on the issue.

Aaliyah Moore, a graduate of Central High School in Phoenix and junior at Bates College, has won a prestigious Truman Scholarship. According to Bates College, Moore will pursue graduate studies to build her skills in advocacy, research, and education, then tackle systematic disparities within the U.S. legal and foster-care systems. Federally funded Truman Scholarships, which are awarded to students with demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to public service, are considered among the most important U.S. graduate fellowships. Moore is one of 62 recipients of a Truman Scholarship from more than 700 applicants this year. The scholarships provide up to $30,000 for graduate study as well as leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and federal government internship opportunities.

Established in 1965 through the support of the Charles A. Dana Foundation, the Dana Scholars Program recognizes exemplary academic excellence and promise, leadership potential, and community service. The program grants awards to twenty students from each first-year class.

Established in 1965 through the support of the Charles A. Dana Foundation, the Dana Scholars Program recognizes exemplary academic excellence and promise, leadership potential, and community service. The program grants awards to twenty students from each first-year class.