Maine Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Maine Statistics

There are 41 colleges in Maine - 18 public and 23 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,030 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $20,940. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,092 and the average acceptance rate is 72% for Maine Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Maine. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Maine colleges at Maine Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Maine Statistics
	Top 11 colleges in Maine	All colleges in Maine
Number of Schools	11 schools (3 public, 8 private)	41 schools (18 public, 23 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$9,841 (in-state) $37,542 (out-of-state)	$7,673 (in-state) $23,030 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$9,166 (in-state) $23,272 (out-of-state)	$8,528 (in-state) $20,940 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$24,364	$11,571
Test Scores	1,133 SAT, 25 ACT	1,092 SAT, 24 ACT
Acceptance Rate	63.20%	71.83%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.70%	34.44%
Population	41,056	71,720
Undergraduate	32,173	61,899
Graduate	8,883	9,821
Graduation Rate	62.82%	58.26%
Transfer-out Rate	11.75%	12.50%
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.91 to 1	12.55 to 1

Top Colleges In Maine Comparison

Next table lists the top 11 colleges in Maine for academic year 2019-2020. Bowdoin College ranked top in the Maine Best Colleges Comparison and Colby College and Bates College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $37,542 for undergraduate programs $23,272 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Maine is 1,133 and the acceptance rate is 63.20%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.91 to 1 for top colleges in Maine. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Maine Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Bowdoin College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBrunswick, ME	$56,350	$46,432	1,777	9%	-	8 to 1
2	Colby College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$59,430	$48,706	2,155	10%	1,450 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
3	Bates College Request Info Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$57,353	$46,375	1,876	14%	-	10 to 1
4	University of New England Request Info Private, 4 yearsBiddeford, ME	$38,750	$18,654	7,208	87%	1,135 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
5	Husson University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBangor, ME	$19,160	$10,672	3,473	85%	1,050 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
6	University of Maine Request Info Public, 4 yearsOrono, ME	$32,534 ($11,744)	$9,704	11,741	92%	1,155 SAT 24 ACT	16 to 1
7	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Request Info Private, 4 yearsStandish, ME	$38,820	$20,537	1,967	87%	946 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
8	College of the Atlantic Request Info Private, 4 yearsBar Harbor, ME	$43,542	$33,765	370	76%	-	10 to 1
9	University of Southern Maine Request Info Public, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$22,996 ($9,528)	$7,634	8,022	88%	1,059 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
10	Thomas College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$28,430	$17,209	1,705	84%	-	26 to 1
11	University of Maine at Machias Request Info Public, 4 yearsMachias, ME	$15,602 ($8,252)	$8,319	762	-	-	13 to 1
	Average	$37,542 ($9,841)	$24,364	41,056	63.20%	1,133 SAT	12.91 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.