Admission Comparison between Maine Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 78,789 students have applied to Maine colleges and 35,871 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Maine colleges is 70.1%. Of the admitted students, 6,826 students finally enrolled in one of Maine colleges.
1 Maine colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 9 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Maine colleges is 1,276.
Maine College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Colby College has the largest number of applicants of 19,187 and University of Maine has the most admitted students of 13,572.
- The average acceptance rate of Maine colleges is 70.1% and Colby College has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.1%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 28.4% and Bowdoin College has the highest yield of 53.6%.
- The average SAT score is 1,276 and Bowdoin College has the highest SAT score of 1,520.
Maine Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Maine colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 1,365 | 739 | 242 | 54.1% | 33 | - | - |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 1,496 | 1,447 | 269 | 96.7% | 19 | - | - |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 757 | 756 | 146 | 99.9% | 19 | - | - |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 529 | 518 | 67 | 97.9% | 13 | - | - |
| Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 14 | 10 | 10 | 71.4% | 100 | - | - |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 994 | 756 | 122 | 76.1% | 16 | - | - |
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 13,265 | 946 | 507 | 7.1% | 54 | - | - |
| Colby College Waterville, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 19,187 | 1,360 | 628 | 7.1% | 46 | - | - |
| Bates College Lewiston, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 10,027 | 1,336 | 488 | 13.3% | 37 | - | - |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 2,025 | 1,691 | 203 | 83.5% | 12 | - | - |
| University of Maine Orono, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 14,044 | 13,572 | 2,093 | 96.6% | 15 | - | - |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 4,958 | 4,543 | 562 | 91.6% | 12 | - | - |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 974 | 938 | 151 | 96.3% | 16 | - | - |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME Public, 4 years four-years | 5,822 | 4,613 | 707 | 79.2% | 15 | - | - |
| College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 476 | 334 | 78 | 70.2% | 23 | - | - |
| Husson University Bangor, ME Private, 4 years four-years | 2,856 | 2,312 | 553 | 81.0% | 24 | - | - |
| Average | 78,789 | 35,871 | 6,826 | 70.1% | 28 | - | - |
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