Maine Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2023 Maine Colleges Statistics

In Maine State, there are 46 Maine Colleges - 19 public and 27 private schools. Among them, 43 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 20 schools have graduate programs. 27 Maine Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities in Maine. Total 75,083 students are attending Maine Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.92 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at Maine Colleges is $7,820 for Maine residents and $23,693 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $10,139 for Maine residents and $20,801 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for Maine Colleges.

Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $63,520 and Unity College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $12,640.
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $47,600 and Saint Joseph's College of Maine has the lowest graduate costs of $9,630.
Colby College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 8.00%.
Colby College has the highest amount of financial aid of $56,430.
University of Maine has the most students of 12,231 and Maine Media College has the least number of students of 43.
Bowdoin College has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,520 SAT and 34 ACT score.

Maine Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	46 schools
By Types	19 public, 27 private
By Levels	26 four(4) years 9 two but less than four years 11 less than two(2) years
By Categories	3 National Universities 6 Liberal Arts Colleges 9 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$7,820 Maine residents $23,693 out-of-state
Graduate	$10,139 Maine residents $20,801 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$12,001
Student Population	75,083
Undergraduate	65,336
Graduate	9,747
Acceptance Rate	68.84%
Test Scores	1,247 SAT, 29 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.92 to 1

Maine Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists Maine Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the Maine college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 Maine Colleges 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	$61,528	$44,910	1,915	9%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
2	Colby College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWaterville, ME	$63,520	$56,430	2,299	8%	1,490 SAT 34 ACT	10 to 1
3	Bates College Request Info Private, 4-yearsLewiston, ME	$61,066	$49,261	1,790	14%	1,480 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
4	University of New England Request Info Private, 4-yearsBiddeford, ME	$40,950	$16,077	6,434	96%	-	12 to 1
5	Husson University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBangor, ME	$21,090	$11,246	3,065	91%	1,100 SAT	16 to 1
6	University of Maine Request Info Public, 4-yearsOrono, ME	$33,736 ($12,136)	$9,715	12,231	94%	1,190 SAT 28 ACT	14 to 1
7	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Request Info Private, 4-yearsStandish, ME	$41,586	$21,961	1,478	81%	1,060 SAT	10 to 1
8	College of the Atlantic Request Info Private, 4-yearsBar Harbor, ME	$44,829	$31,591	380	60%	-	10 to 1
9	University of Southern Maine Request Info Public, 4-yearsPortland, ME	$24,716 ($10,100)	$7,464	7,583	85%	1,110 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
10	Thomas College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWaterville, ME	$29,996	$20,174	1,737	-	-	23 to 1
11	University of Maine at Machias Request Info Public, 4-yearsMachias, ME	$15,602 ($8,252)	$8,319	762	-	-	13 to 1
-	Cosmotech School of Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	-	-	32	-	-	7 to 1
-	University of Maine at Fort Kent Request Info Public, 4-yearsFort Kent, ME	$13,312 ($8,542)	$5,429	1,210	99%	-	17 to 1
-	Birthwise Midwifery School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBridgton, ME	$14,130	$1,631	39	60%	-	3 to 1
-	Eastern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$6,757 ($3,877)	$3,306	2,376	-	-	16 to 1
-	New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsHarrison, ME	$10,950	-	-	-	-	-
-	University of Maine at Presque Isle Request Info Public, 4-yearsPresque Isle, ME	$13,520 ($8,750)	$6,623	1,847	97%	-	23 to 1
-	Beal University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBangor, ME	$39,570	$4,708	400	-	-	15 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-Augusta Request Info Public, 4-yearsAugusta, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	-	489	-	-	20 to 1
-	University of Maine at Farmington Request Info Public, 4-yearsFarmington, ME	$21,650 ($9,890)	$8,390	1,837	94%	1,110 SAT	11 to 1
-	Beal University Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWilton, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Maine College of Art & Design Request Info Private, 4-yearsPortland, ME	$39,830	$19,601	436	74%	-	8 to 1
-	Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	$13,120	-	50	-	-	19 to 1
-	Maine Media College Request Info Private, 4-yearsRockport, ME	$44,465	$5,820	43	-	-	2 to 1
-	Maine Maritime Academy Request Info Public, 4-yearsCastine, ME	$30,043 ($14,562)	$9,643	897	58%	1,160 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
-	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Request Info Private, 4-yearsPortland, ME	$47,600	-	92	-	-	-
-	University of Maine at Augusta Request Info Public, 4-yearsAugusta, ME	$19,778 ($8,378)	$5,600	4,446	-	-	15 to 1
-	University of Maine - Machias Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsMachias, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Empire Beauty School-Maine Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsPortland, ME	$17,625	$4,521	155	-	-	15 to 1
-	York County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWells, ME	$6,640 ($3,760)	$2,529	1,625	-	-	18 to 1
-	Central Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAuburn, ME	$6,640 ($3,760)	$5,149	3,376	-	-	18 to 1
-	York County Community College - Sanford Instructional Facility Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Southern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSouth Portland, ME	$6,677 ($3,797)	$4,534	6,007	-	-	20 to 1
-	Northeast Technical Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsScarborough, ME	$14,940	$5,287	407	-	-	16 to 1
-	The Landing School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsArundel, ME	$26,012	$6,308	46	-	-	8 to 1
-	Empire Beauty School-Bangor Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsBangor, ME	$17,625	-	-	-	-	-
-	Northern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$6,610 ($3,730)	$6,350	783	-	-	11 to 1
-	Washington County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsCalais, ME	$6,567 ($3,687)	$7,051	505	-	-	8 to 1
-	Maine College of Health Professions Request Info Private, 4-yearsLewiston, ME	$16,238	$3,685	237	56%	-	11 to 1
-	Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	$11,950	$2,989	248	-	-	13 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-Lewiston Request Info Public, 4-yearsLewiston, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	-	503	-	-	20 to 1
-	Capilo School of Hair Design Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAugusta, ME	$16,000	$3,779	161	-	-	14 to 1
-	Kennebec Valley Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFairfield, ME	$6,567 ($3,687)	$3,710	2,119	-	-	14 to 1
-	University of Maine at Machias Request Info Public, 4-yearsMachias, ME	$16,650 ($8,910)	-	762	-	-	13 to 1
-	Unity College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNew Gloucester, ME	$12,640	$4,232	4,281	94%	-	36 to 1
	Average	$23,693 ($7,820)	$12,001	75,083	68.84%	1,247 SAT	13.92 to 1