Maine Online Colleges Comparison
27 Maine colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 1 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Maine. In addition, 10 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2022 average tuition & fees of Maine online colleges is $13,537 for Maine residents and $17,062 for out-of-state students. Colby College has the highest tuition & fees of $61,220 and Northern Maine Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,710.
- Total 28,597 students have enrolled in online colleges in Maine. University of Maine is the largest online college with 4,187 online students.
- University of Maine offers the most number of online programs of 12 programs via distance learning.
- Thomas College has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 7 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
27 Online Colleges in Maine
The next table lists all online colleges located in Maine. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Maine Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Global-Lewiston Lewiston, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $12,475 | $14,343 | 503 | 503 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Beal University Bangor, ME Private, 2-4 years | - | $37,500 | 493 | 229 | 24 | 4 | 15 to 1 |
| Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $11,618 | $14,911 | 216 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 8 to 1 |
| Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,864 | $6,744 | 3,115 | 1,627 | 43 | 3 | 16 to 1 |
| Colby College Waterville, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $53,120 | $61,220 | 2,155 | 147 | 48 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,865 | $6,745 | 2,042 | 157 | 58 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,865 | $6,745 | 2,297 | 993 | 44 | 12 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,378 | $19,238 | 4,202 | 2,776 | 71 | 47 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,590 | $20,780 | 1,862 | 298 | 48 | - | 11 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,505 | $12,915 | 1,624 | 678 | 28 | 4 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $11,986 | $33,586 | 11,741 | 4,187 | 270 | 40 | 16 to 1 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $14,338 | $29,258 | 941 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 9 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,495 | $12,905 | 1,467 | 477 | 32 | 13 | 18 to 1 |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $36,530 | $39,820 | 7,208 | 3,231 | 63 | 10 | 13 to 1 |
| Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,830 | $6,710 | 775 | 301 | 41 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Maine College of Art Portland, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $34,000 | $38,690 | 435 | 4 | 14 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $34,610 | $39,986 | 1,967 | 1,018 | 68 | 26 | 12 to 1 |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,874 | $6,754 | 5,789 | 3,884 | 49 | - | 16 to 1 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,904 | $23,904 | 8,022 | 4,081 | 193 | 1 | 12 to 1 |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $26,110 | $29,152 | 1,705 | 88 | 39 | 3 | 26 to 1 |
| Unity College New Gloucester, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $28,000 | $12,640 | 1,429 | 1,429 | 34 | 14 | 15 to 1 |
| Washington County Community College Calais, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,859 | $6,739 | 354 | 130 | 30 | 4 | 7 to 1 |
| York County Community College Wells, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,866 | $6,746 | 1,575 | 398 | 32 | 15 | 16 to 1 |
| Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland, ME Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 88 | 88 | 2 | - | - |
| Purdue University Global-Augusta Augusta, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $12,475 | $14,343 | 489 | 365 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Husson University Bangor, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $17,010 | $20,430 | 3,473 | 963 | 94 | 23 | 12 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,252 | $15,602 | 762 | 513 | - | - | 13 to 1 |
| Average | $13,537 | $17,062 | 66,729 | 28,597 | - | - | 14 to 1 |