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 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 $7,673 for Maine residents and $23,030 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $8,528 for Maine residents and $20,940 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2019-2020 statistics for Maine Colleges.

Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $59,430 and Unity College has the lowest undergraduate costs of $12,715.
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 1,450 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	$7,673 Maine residents $23,030 out-of-state
Graduate	$8,528 Maine residents $20,940 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid	$11,571
Student Population	71,720
Undergraduate	61,899
Graduate	9,821
Acceptance Rate	71.83%
Test Scores	1,092 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	$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
-	Eastern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$6,770 ($3,890)	$5,765	2,042	-	-	14 to 1
-	Beal College Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME	$21,900	$5,949	493	-	-	15 to 1
-	Purdue University Global-Augusta Request Info Public, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$14,343 ($12,475)	$4,849	489	-	-	20 to 1
-	Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	$13,120	$4,542	50	-	-	19 to 1
-	Empire Beauty School-Maine Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsPortland, ME	$17,625	$4,111	158	-	-	13 to 1
-	The Landing School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsArundel, ME	$25,012	$6,532	48	-	-	7 to 1
-	Maine College of Health Professions Request Info Private, 4 yearsLewiston, ME	$13,905	$3,275	216	45%	975 SAT	8 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
-	Unity College Request Info Private, 4 yearsUnity, ME	$12,715	$14,254	1,429	100%	-	15 to 1
-	University of Maine at Presque Isle Request Info Public, 4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$12,995 ($8,585)	$6,772	1,467	99%	-	18 to 1
-	University of Maine at Farmington Request Info Public, 4 yearsFarmington, ME	$20,282 ($9,572)	$8,342	1,862	95%	-	11 to 1
-	Maine Media College Request Info Private, 4 yearsRockport, ME	$44,465	-	30	-	-	2 to 1
-	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Request Info Private, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$42,599	-	88	-	-	-
-	York County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWells, ME	$6,600 ($3,720)	$3,291	1,575	-	-	16 to 1
-	Southern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSouth Portland, ME	$6,760 ($3,880)	$4,455	5,789	-	-	16 to 1
-	Northern Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsPresque Isle, ME	$6,710 ($3,830)	$5,040	775	-	-	11 to 1
-	Kennebec Valley Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFairfield, ME	$6,762 ($3,882)	$3,486	2,297	-	-	15 to 1
-	Cosmotech School of Cosmetology Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	-	-	32	-	-	7 to 1
-	Birthwise Midwifery School Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBridgton, ME	$14,130	$3,966	76	100%	-	3 to 1
-	Maine College of Art Request Info Private, 4 yearsPortland, ME	$38,310	$17,879	435	70%	-	8 to 1
-	Maine Maritime Academy Request Info Public, 4 yearsCastine, ME	$28,438 ($14,058)	$8,626	941	52%	1,080 SAT 22 ACT	9 to 1
-	University of Maine at Augusta Request Info Public, 4 yearsAugusta, ME	$18,788 ($8,378)	$5,221	4,202	-	-	16 to 1
-	Central Maine Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAuburn, ME	$6,724 ($3,844)	$4,154	3,115	-	-	16 to 1
-	York County Community College - Sanford Instructional Facility Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Northeast Technical Institute Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsScarborough, ME	$14,940	$4,742	199	-	-	7 to 1
-	Washington County Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsCalais, ME	$7,700 ($3,850)	$6,116	354	-	-	7 to 1
-	Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Request Info Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME	$17,350	$2,836	226	-	-	12 to 1
-	University of Maine at Fort Kent Request Info Public, 4 yearsFort Kent, ME	$12,885 ($8,475)	$5,590	1,624	100%	975 SAT 18 ACT	16 to 1
	Average	$23,030 ($7,673)	$11,571	71,720	71.83%	1,092 SAT 23.50 ACT	12.55 to 1