Maine Colleges Statistics

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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.
Maine Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools46 schools
By Types19 public, 27 private
By Levels26 four(4) years
9 two but less than four years
11 less than two(2) years
By Categories3 National Universities
6 Liberal Arts Colleges
9 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
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 Population75,083
Undergraduate65,336
Graduate9,747
Acceptance Rate68.84%
Test Scores1,247 SAT, 29 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio13.92 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.
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2021-2022 Maine Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Bowdoin College
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Private, 4-yearsBrunswick, ME
$61,528 $44,910 1,9159% 1,520 SAT
34 ACT
9 to 1
2 Colby College
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Private, 4-yearsWaterville, ME
$63,520 $56,430 2,2998% 1,490 SAT
34 ACT
10 to 1
3 Bates College
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Private, 4-yearsLewiston, ME
$61,066 $49,261 1,79014% 1,480 SAT
33 ACT
10 to 1
4 University of New England
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Private, 4-yearsBiddeford, ME
$40,950 $16,077 6,43496% - 12 to 1
5 Husson University
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Private, 4-yearsBangor, ME
$21,090 $11,246 3,06591% 1,100 SAT 16 to 1
6 University of Maine
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Public, 4-yearsOrono, ME
$33,736
($12,136)
$9,715 12,23194% 1,190 SAT
28 ACT
14 to 1
7 Saint Joseph's College of Maine
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Private, 4-yearsStandish, ME
$41,586 $21,961 1,47881% 1,060 SAT 10 to 1
8 College of the Atlantic
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Private, 4-yearsBar Harbor, ME
$44,829 $31,591 38060% - 10 to 1
9 University of Southern Maine
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Public, 4-yearsPortland, ME
$24,716
($10,100)
$7,464 7,58385% 1,110 SAT
21 ACT
14 to 1
10 Thomas College
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Private, 4-yearsWaterville, ME
$29,996 $20,174 1,737- - 23 to 1
11 University of Maine at Machias
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Public, 4-yearsMachias, ME
$15,602
($8,252)
$8,319 762- - 13 to 1
- Cosmotech School of Cosmetology
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME
- - 32- - 7 to 1
- University of Maine at Fort Kent
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Public, 4-yearsFort Kent, ME
$13,312
($8,542)
$5,429 1,21099% - 17 to 1
- Birthwise Midwifery School
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Private, 2-4 yearsBridgton, ME
$14,130 $1,631 3960% - 3 to 1
- Eastern Maine Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBangor, ME
$6,757
($3,877)
$3,306 2,376- - 16 to 1
- New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts
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Private, Less than 2 yearsHarrison, ME
$10,950 - -- - -
- University of Maine at Presque Isle
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Public, 4-yearsPresque Isle, ME
$13,520
($8,750)
$6,623 1,84797% - 23 to 1
- Beal University
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Private, 4-yearsBangor, ME
$39,570 $4,708 400- - 15 to 1
- Purdue University Global-Augusta
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Public, 4-yearsAugusta, ME
$14,343
($12,475)
- 489- - 20 to 1
- University of Maine at Farmington
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Public, 4-yearsFarmington, ME
$21,650
($9,890)
$8,390 1,83794% 1,110 SAT 11 to 1
- Beal University
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWilton, ME
- - -- - -
- Maine College of Art & Design
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Private, 4-yearsPortland, ME
$39,830 $19,601 43674% - 8 to 1
- Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME
$13,120 - 50- - 19 to 1
- Maine Media College
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Private, 4-yearsRockport, ME
$44,465 $5,820 43- - 2 to 1
- Maine Maritime Academy
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Public, 4-yearsCastine, ME
$30,043
($14,562)
$9,643 89758% 1,160 SAT
24 ACT
11 to 1
- Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
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Private, 4-yearsPortland, ME
$47,600 - 92- - -
- University of Maine at Augusta
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Public, 4-yearsAugusta, ME
$19,778
($8,378)
$5,600 4,446- - 15 to 1
- University of Maine - Machias
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Private, Less than 2 yearsMachias, ME
- - -- - -
- Empire Beauty School-Maine
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPortland, ME
$17,625 $4,521 155- - 15 to 1
- York County Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWells, ME
$6,640
($3,760)
$2,529 1,625- - 18 to 1
- Central Maine Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsAuburn, ME
$6,640
($3,760)
$5,149 3,376- - 18 to 1
- York County Community College - Sanford Instructional Facility
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Private, Less than 2 yearsSanford, ME
- - -- - -
- Southern Maine Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSouth Portland, ME
$6,677
($3,797)
$4,534 6,007- - 20 to 1
- Northeast Technical Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsScarborough, ME
$14,940 $5,287 407- - 16 to 1
- The Landing School
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Private, 2-4 yearsArundel, ME
$26,012 $6,308 46- - 8 to 1
- Empire Beauty School-Bangor
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Private, Less than 2 yearsBangor, ME
$17,625 - -- - -
- Northern Maine Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPresque Isle, ME
$6,610
($3,730)
$6,350 783- - 11 to 1
- Washington County Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsCalais, ME
$6,567
($3,687)
$7,051 505- - 8 to 1
- Maine College of Health Professions
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Private, 4-yearsLewiston, ME
$16,238 $3,685 23756% - 11 to 1
- Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWestbrook, ME
$11,950 $2,989 248- - 13 to 1
- Purdue University Global-Lewiston
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Public, 4-yearsLewiston, ME
$14,343
($12,475)
- 503- - 20 to 1
- Capilo School of Hair Design
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Private, Less than 2 yearsAugusta, ME
$16,000 $3,779 161- - 14 to 1
- Kennebec Valley Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFairfield, ME
$6,567
($3,687)
$3,710 2,119- - 14 to 1
- University of Maine at Machias
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Public, 4-yearsMachias, ME
$16,650
($8,910)
- 762- - 13 to 1
- Unity College
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Private, 4-yearsNew Gloucester, ME
$12,640 $4,232 4,28194% - 36 to 1
Average$23,693
($7,820)
$12,001 75,08368.84% 1,247 SAT 13.92 to 1
*Maine college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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Maine Best Colleges

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1. Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBrunswick, ME

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2. Colby CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWaterville, ME

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3. Bates CollegePrivate, 4-yearsLewiston, ME

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4. University of New EnglandPrivate, 4-yearsBiddeford, ME

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5. Husson UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsBangor, ME

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6. University of MainePublic, 4-yearsOrono, ME

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022