It would be interesting to see a comparison of number of applications, acceptances & yield among Bates, Bowdoin & Colby.
According to US News 2018 edition Best Colleges (a year old now). For the class entering Fall, 2017:
Bowdoin received 6,800 apps & accepted 1,009;
Bates received 5,356 apps & accepted 1,213;
Colby received 9,833 apps & accepted 1,840.