2024 Statistics for Maine Colleges

Of the 35 Maine schools, Colby College ranked first and Bowdoin College ranked second (view more at Maine college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Maine colleges is $18,703 for Maine residents and $25,552 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 71.07% and the average SAT score is 1,247. The average number of students is 1,987 and the average student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Maine colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

Maine Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in Maine ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Colby College
Waterville, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$66,600-1,4907.6%2,29988%10 to 1
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$64,910-1,5209.2%1,91594%9 to 1
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$63,478-1,48013.7%1,79092%10 to 1
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$46,179$30,969-60.1%38058%10 to 1
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$42,834$9,6301,06080.8%1,47869%10 to 1
Husson University
Bangor, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$22,194$19,5321,10091.3%3,06559%16 to 1
University of New England
Biddeford, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$42,550$32,175-96.3%6,43459%12 to 1
Thomas College
Waterville, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$30,896$30,896-97.2%1,73750%23 to 1
University of Maine
Orono, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$35,346$30,9481,19094.0%12,23155%14 to 1
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$27,104$25,8841,11085.4%7,58341%14 to 1
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Portland, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$50,000$47,600--92--
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$14,270$12,900-97.0%1,84729%23 to 1
The Landing School
Arundel, ME
Private, 2-4 years
$27,700---4692%8 to 1
Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,760---78327%11 to 1
Beal University
Bangor, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$42,305---40042%15 to 1
Maine Media College
Rockport, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$52,665---43-2 to 1
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$23,079$11,5401,11094.2%1,83753%11 to 1
Washington County Community College
Calais, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,567---50542%8 to 1
Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$41,398$41,068-74.0%43648%8 to 1
Maine College of Health Professions
Lewiston, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$17,827--56.3%23783%11 to 1
Birthwise Midwifery School
Bridgton, ME
Private, 2-4 years
$14,130---39-3 to 1
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook
Westbrook, ME
Private, Less than 2 years
$11,950---248-13 to 1
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$30,226$14,7641,16057.7%89766%11 to 1
Northeast Technical Institute
Scarborough, ME
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,982---407-16 to 1
Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,442---2,11943%14 to 1
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$21,548$11,200--4,44623%15 to 1
Unity College
New Gloucester, ME
Private, 4 years
four-years
$12,640$9,750-94.3%4,28152%36 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Maine
Portland, ME
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,625---155-15 to 1
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
$14,325$6,000-99.2%1,21036%17 to 1
York County Community College
Wells, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,746---1,62523%18 to 1
Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,744---3,37622%18 to 1
University of Maine-System Central Office
Orono, ME
Public, 4 years
four-years
-------
Capilo School of Hair Design
Augusta, ME
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,900---161-14 to 1
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,667---2,37620%16 to 1
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME
Public, 2-4 years
$6,677---6,00718%20 to 1
Average$25,552$21,0401,24771.1%1,98751%14 to 1