Maine Online Colleges Comparison
25 Maine colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 7 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 2025 average tuition & fees of Maine online colleges is $14,248 for Maine residents and $24,780 for out-of-state students. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest tuition & fees of $52,000 and Central Maine Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,020.
- Total 29,248 students have enrolled in online colleges in Maine. Unity Environmental University is the largest online college with 7,083 online students.
- University of Southern Maine offers the most number of online programs of 20 programs via distance learning.
- Unity Environmental University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
25 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, 4 years four-years | - | $43,094 | 504 | 270 | 27 | 22 | 14 to 1 |
| Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $11,618 | $20,952 | 239 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 11 to 1 |
| Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,140 | $7,020 | 4,754 | 1,240 | 49 | 14 | 20 to 1 |
| Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 2,719 | 640 | 57 | 5 | 19 to 1 |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 2,489 | 896 | 44 | 12 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,888 | $22,178 | 4,412 | 2,668 | 85 | 54 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $11,308 | $23,878 | 2,100 | 610 | 47 | - | 13 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,420 | $14,880 | 1,562 | 591 | 22 | 7 | 21 to 1 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $13,326 | $36,756 | 12,029 | 2,466 | 282 | 66 | 15 to 1 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $15,158 | $31,102 | 971 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 10 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,402 | $14,862 | 2,873 | 1,832 | 38 | 1 | 30 to 1 |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $36,530 | $44,210 | 6,573 | 2,887 | 75 | 20 | 11 to 1 |
| Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 843 | 264 | 43 | 6 | 12 to 1 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $34,610 | $44,420 | 1,454 | 623 | 77 | 34 | 10 to 1 |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 7,900 | 1,866 | 50 | - | 20 to 1 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $12,090 | $29,940 | 7,604 | 1,870 | 210 | 50 | 14 to 1 |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $26,110 | $31,824 | 1,635 | 86 | 48 | 7 | 20 to 1 |
| Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $28,000 | $12,640 | 7,165 | 7,083 | 41 | 29 | 36 to 1 |
| Washington County Community College Calais, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 805 | 330 | 30 | 8 | 12 to 1 |
| York County Community College Wells, ME Public, 2-4 years | $4,156 | $7,036 | 1,875 | 825 | 36 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Northeast Technical Institute Scarborough, ME Private, Less than 2 years | - | $17,982 | 74 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 12 to 1 |
| Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland, ME Private, 4 years four-years | - | $52,000 | 99 | 99 | 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 | $23,304 | 3,367 | 1,155 | 109 | 29 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $14,248 | $24,780 | 75,038 | 29,248 | - | - | 17 to 1 |