Maine Online Colleges Comparison
Online Colleges in Maine
For academic year 2019-2020, 25 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, 3 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
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 2020 average tuition & fees of Maine online colleges is $11,109 for Maine residents and $15,825 for out-of-state students. Saint Joseph's College of Maine has the highest tuition & fees of $38,820 and York County Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,600.
- Total 13,396 students have enrolled in online colleges in Maine. University of New England is the largest online college with 3,836 online students.
- Purdue University Global-Lewiston offers the most number of online programs of 42 programs via distance learning.
- Purdue University Global-Lewiston has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 11 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
21 Online Colleges in Maine Comparison Table
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 | 98 | 98 | 20 to 1 |
| Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,844 | $6,724 | 3,068 | 339 | 37 | 6 | 17 to 1 |
| Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,890 | $6,770 | 2,396 | 164 | 54 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,882 | $6,762 | 2,473 | 428 | 38 | 12 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,378 | $18,788 | 4,128 | 2,103 | 50 | 29 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,572 | $20,282 | 2,040 | 87 | 41 | - | 12 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,475 | $12,885 | 1,791 | 226 | 24 | 14 | 14 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,252 | $15,602 | 675 | 258 | 25 | 4 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $11,744 | $32,534 | 11,404 | 903 | 222 | 31 | 15 to 1 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $14,058 | $28,438 | 997 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $8,585 | $12,995 | 1,553 | 303 | 28 | 5 | 13 to 1 |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $36,530 | $38,750 | 8,010 | 3,836 | 54 | 13 | 13 to 1 |
| Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,830 | $6,710 | 811 | 14 | 35 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $34,610 | $38,820 | 2,106 | 1,050 | 62 | 32 | 13 to 1 |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,880 | $6,760 | 5,852 | 700 | 58 | 2 | 17 to 1 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $9,528 | $22,996 | 8,140 | 959 | 175 | 16 | 13 to 1 |
| Unity College Unity, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $28,000 | $12,715 | 814 | 96 | 25 | 7 | 15 to 1 |
| Washington County Community College Calais, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,850 | $7,700 | 380 | 9 | 33 | - | 13 to 1 |
| York County Community College Wells, ME Public, 2-4 years | $3,720 | $6,600 | 1,632 | 347 | 29 | 5 | 15 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Augusta Augusta, ME Public, 4 years four-years | $12,475 | $14,343 | 489 | 365 | 92 | 92 | 20 to 1 |
| Husson University Bangor, ME Private, 4 years four-years | $17,010 | $19,160 | 3,761 | 693 | 90 | 13 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $11,109 | $15,825 | 63,948 | 13,396 | - | - | 14 to 1 |