2026 Cheapest Maine College Costs Rankings
Among Maine colleges, Unity Environmental University has the cheapest tuition & fees ($12,640) and University of Maine at Presque Isle has the second lowest tuition & fees ($14,862) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Maine College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Maine College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME | $12,640 | $9,750 | - | - | 7,165 | 29% | 36 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME | $14,862 | $14,100 | - | 99.9% | 2,873 | 52% | 30 to 1 |
| 3 | University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | $14,880 | $6,000 | - | 97.9% | 1,562 | 39% | 21 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME | $22,178 | $11,538 | - | - | 4,412 | 27% | 16 to 1 |
| 5 | Husson University Bangor, ME | $23,304 | $19,832 | 1,180 | 81.0% | 3,367 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME | $23,878 | $11,874 | 1,130 | 96.7% | 2,100 | 52% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $29,940 | $26,676 | 1,100 | 79.2% | 7,604 | 40% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 | Thomas College Waterville, ME | $31,824 | $31,824 | - | 96.3% | 1,635 | 54% | 20 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Maine Orono, ME | $36,756 | $31,164 | - | 96.6% | 12,029 | 55% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of New England Biddeford, ME | $44,210 | $40,235 | - | 91.6% | 6,573 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
Qualified Maine Colleges in Core Admission Stats
