Maine Colleges Statistics & Comparison

2020 Maine Colleges Statistics

In Maine State, there are 41 Maine Colleges - 18 public and 23 private schools. Among them, 39 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 72,637 students are attending Maine Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 13.30 to 1. The 2020 average tuition & fees at Maine Colleges is $7,526 for Maine residents and $22,881 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $8,459 for Maine residents and $21,958 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2019-2020 statistics for Maine Colleges.

Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $57,280 and University of Maine at Fort Kent has the lowest undergraduate costs of $12,585.
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $36,500 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 $43,218.
University of Maine has the most students of 11,404 and Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the least number of students of 79.
Colby College has the highest SAT and ACT scores of 1,450 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	$7,526 Maine residents $22,881 out-of-state
Graduate	$8,459 Maine residents $21,958 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$10,794
Student Population	72,637
Undergraduate	62,893
Graduate	9,744
Acceptance Rate	68.89%
Test Scores	1,107 SAT, 24 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.30 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 Private, 4 yearsBrunswick, ME	$56,350	$41,967	1,828	9%	-	9 to 1
2	Colby College Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$57,280	$43,218	2,000	10%	1,450 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
3	Bates College Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$55,683	$42,790	1,832	12%	-	10 to 1
4	University of New EnglandPrivate, 4 yearsBiddeford, ME	$38,750	$17,688	8,010	84%	1,135 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
5	Husson UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBangor, ME	$18,420	$9,123	3,761	85%	1,050 SAT 21 ACT	15 to 1
6	University of Maine Public, 4 yearsOrono, ME	$31,748 ($11,438)	$9,297	11,404	90%	1,155 SAT 24 ACT	15 to 1
7	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Private, 4 yearsStandish, ME	$36,720	$20,353	2,106	87%	1,071 SAT 21 ACT	13 to 1
8	College of the Atlantic Private, 4 yearsBar Harbor, ME	$43,542	$32,987	337	72%	-	9 to 1
9	University of Southern Maine Public, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$22,050 ($9,226)	$7,683	8,140	81%	1,055 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
10	Thomas College Private, 4 yearsWaterville, ME	$27,720	$15,150	1,767	84%	-	23 to 1
11	University of Maine at Machias Public, 4 yearsMachias, ME	$15,116 ($8,036)	$8,182	675	-	-	11 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-LewistonPublic, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	$3,956	503	-	-	20 to 1
-	Capilo School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2 yearsAugusta, ME	$16,000	$4,150	123	-	-	13 to 1
-	Unity College Private, 4 yearsUnity, ME	$30,000	$13,385	814	98%	-	15 to 1
-	University of Maine at Presque Isle Public, 4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$12,620 ($8,330)	$6,507	1,553	99%	-	13 to 1
-	University of Maine at Farmington Public, 4 yearsFarmington, ME	$19,514 ($9,344)	$7,628	2,040	91%	-	12 to 1
-	Maine Media CollegePrivate, 4 yearsRockport, ME	$43,065	-	-	-	-	-
-	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual ArtsPrivate, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$36,499	-	79	-	-	-
-	York County Community College Public, 2-4 yearsWells, ME	$6,450 ($3,630)	$2,315	1,632	-	-	15 to 1
-	Southern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 yearsSouth Portland, ME	$6,604 ($3,784)	$4,727	5,852	-	-	17 to 1
-	Northern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$6,561 ($3,741)	$3,778	811	-	-	12 to 1
-	Kennebec Valley Community College Public, 2-4 yearsFairfield, ME	$6,637 ($3,817)	$2,624	2,473	-	-	16 to 1
-	Cosmotech School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	-	-	32	-	-	7 to 1
-	Birthwise Midwifery School Private, 2-4 yearsBridgton, ME	$13,760	$2,475	81	80%	-	6 to 1
-	Maine College of Art Private, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$36,424	$16,831	462	62%	-	8 to 1
-	Maine Maritime Academy Public, 4 yearsCastine, ME	$27,820 ($13,792)	$7,115	997	45%	1,105 SAT 24 ACT	11 to 1
-	University of Maine at Augusta Public, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$18,338 ($8,168)	$5,558	4,128	-	-	16 to 1
-	Central Maine Community College Public, 2-4 yearsAuburn, ME	$6,604 ($3,784)	$4,753	3,068	-	-	17 to 1
-	York County Community College - Sanford Instructional FacilityPrivate, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Northeast Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2 yearsScarborough, ME	$14,295	$4,950	197	-	-	12 to 1
-	Washington County Community College Public, 2-4 yearsCalais, ME	$7,568 ($3,784)	$5,691	380	-	-	13 to 1
-	Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	$16,350	$3,845	209	-	-	14 to 1
-	University of Maine at Fort Kent Public, 4 yearsFort Kent, ME	$12,585 ($8,295)	$5,467	1,791	99%	975 SAT 18 ACT	14 to 1
-	Eastern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$6,639 ($3,818)	$4,132	2,396	-	-	14 to 1
-	Beal College Private, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$23,500	$4,056	207	-	-	15 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-AugustaPublic, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	$4,849	489	-	-	20 to 1
-	Harris School of Business-Sanford CampusPrivate, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	$13,120	$4,542	50	-	-	19 to 1
-	Empire Beauty School-MainePrivate, Less than 2 yearsPortland, ME	$17,625	$4,160	172	-	-	18 to 1
-	The Landing School Private, 2-4 yearsArundel, ME	$24,975	$8,548	61	-	-	8 to 1
-	Maine College of Health Professions Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$13,855	$4,101	177	52%	970 SAT	6 to 1
	Average	$22,881 ($7,526)	$10,794	72,637	68.89%	1,107 SAT	13.30 to 1