Maine Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2020 Maine Colleges Statistics

In Maine State, there are 41 Maine Colleges - 18 public and 23 private schools. Among them, 40 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 16 schools have graduate programs. 25 Maine Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 1 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin Maine. Total 71,720 students are attending Maine Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.55 to 1. The 2020 average tuition & fees at Maine Colleges is $7,731 for Maine residents and $23,831 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $8,618 for Maine residents and $20,143 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2019-2020 statistics for Maine Colleges.

Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $61,220 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 $42,600 and Maine Maritime Academy has the lowest graduate costs of $7,500.
Bowdoin College has the tightest (lowest) acceptance of 9%.
Colby College has the highest amount of financial aid of $48,706.
University of Maine has the most students of 11,741 and Maine Media College has the least number of students of 30.
Colby College has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,465 SAT and 33 ACT score.

Maine Colleges Statistics
academic year 2019-2020
Tuition & fees
Number of Schools	41 schools
By Types	18 public, 23 private
By Levels	24 four(4) years 10 two but less than four years 7 less than two(2) years
By Categories	1 National Universities 6 Liberal Arts Colleges 10 Community Colleges
Undergraduate	$7,731 Maine residents $23,831 out-of-state
Graduate	$8,618 Maine residents $20,143 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$11,571
Student Population	71,720
Undergraduate	61,899
Graduate	9,821
Acceptance Rate	73.50%
Test Scores	1,121 SAT, 24 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.55 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.

2019-2020 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	$58,322	$46,432	1,777	9%	-	8 to 1
2	Colby College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$61,220	$48,706	2,155	9%	1,465 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
3	Bates College Request Info Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$59,062	$46,375	1,876	17%	-	10 to 1
4	University of New England Request Info Private, 4 yearsBiddeford, ME	$39,820	$18,654	7,208	90%	1,135 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
5	Husson University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBangor, ME	$20,430	$10,672	3,473	86%	1,050 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
6	University of Maine Request Info Public, 4 yearsOrono, ME	$33,586 ($11,986)	$9,704	11,741	96%	1,170 SAT 26 ACT	16 to 1
7	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Request Info Private, 4 yearsStandish, ME	$39,986	$20,537	1,967	81%	1,125 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
8	College of the Atlantic Request Info Private, 4 yearsBar Harbor, ME	$43,542	$33,765	370	61%	-	10 to 1
9	University of Southern Maine Request Info Public, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$23,904 ($9,904)	$7,634	8,022	87%	1,113 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
10	Thomas College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$29,152	$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
-	Southern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSouth Portland, ME	$6,754 ($3,874)	$4,455	5,789	-	-	16 to 1
-	Maine College of Art Request Info Private, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$38,690	$17,879	435	72%	-	8 to 1
-	University of Maine at Farmington Request Info Public, 4 yearsFarmington, ME	$20,780 ($9,590)	$8,342	1,862	97%	-	11 to 1
-	Kennebec Valley Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFairfield, ME	$6,745 ($3,865)	$3,486	2,297	-	-	15 to 1
-	Central Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAuburn, ME	$6,744 ($3,864)	$4,154	3,115	-	-	16 to 1
-	York County Community College - Sanford Instructional Facility Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Purdue University Global-Augusta Request Info Public, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	$4,849	489	-	-	20 to 1
-	Beal University Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$37,500	$5,949	493	-	-	15 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-Lewiston Request Info Public, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	$3,956	503	-	-	20 to 1
-	Capilo School of Hair Design Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsAugusta, ME	$16,000	$4,787	149	-	-	14 to 1
-	York County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWells, ME	$6,746 ($3,866)	$3,291	1,575	-	-	16 to 1
-	Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	$17,350	$2,836	226	-	-	12 to 1
-	Empire Beauty School-Maine Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsPortland, ME	$17,625	$4,111	158	-	-	13 to 1
-	University of Maine at Presque Isle Request Info Public, 4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$12,905 ($8,495)	$6,772	1,467	100%	-	18 to 1
-	University of Maine at Augusta Request Info Public, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$19,238 ($8,378)	$5,221	4,202	-	-	16 to 1
-	Eastern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$6,745 ($3,865)	$5,765	2,042	-	-	14 to 1
-	Maine College of Health Professions Request Info Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$14,911	$3,275	216	85%	975 SAT	8 to 1
-	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Request Info Private, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$42,600	-	88	-	-	-
-	Birthwise Midwifery School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBridgton, ME	$14,130	$3,966	76	100%	-	3 to 1
-	Washington County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsCalais, ME	$6,739 ($3,859)	$6,116	354	-	-	7 to 1
-	Northern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$6,710 ($3,830)	$5,040	775	-	-	11 to 1
-	Maine Maritime Academy Request Info Public, 4 yearsCastine, ME	$29,258 ($14,338)	$8,626	941	58%	1,080 SAT 22 ACT	9 to 1
-	University of Maine at Fort Kent Request Info Public, 4 yearsFort Kent, ME	$12,915 ($8,505)	$5,590	1,624	100%	975 SAT 18 ACT	16 to 1
-	The Landing School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsArundel, ME	$26,012	$6,532	48	-	-	7 to 1
-	Maine Media College Request Info Private, 4 yearsRockport, ME	$44,465	-	30	-	-	2 to 1
-	Cosmotech School of Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	-	-	32	-	-	7 to 1
-	Northeast Technical Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsScarborough, ME	$14,940	$4,742	199	-	-	7 to 1
-	Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	$13,120	$4,542	50	-	-	19 to 1
-	Unity College Request Info Private, 4 yearsUnity, ME	$12,640	$14,254	1,429	91%	-	15 to 1
	Average	$23,831 ($7,731)	$11,571	71,720	73.50%	1,121 SAT	12.55 to 1