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Maine Colleges by the Numbers
16 four-year Maine colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 16, with Maine medians up top.
The most selective door in the state is Colby College at 7.1% admitted; the most open is University of Maine at Presque Isle at 99.9%. Published in-state tuition runs from $9,402 at the cheapest campus to $69,600 at the most expensive — a $60,198 spread inside Maine alone. Maine's ten-year earnings benchmark of $48,653 sits 10% below the national median for college-goers.
In Maine, 7 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 1 — University of Southern Maine — still requires them. Maine has 16 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Maine at 8,496 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Maine school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Maine, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Maine medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81% | $23,304 | $48,653 | 54.9% |
Medians across 17 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Maine; the table below lists the 16 with complete admissions records.
All Maine colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College | Lewiston | 13.3% | 1400–1510 | $66,590 | 1,760 | $69,498 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick | 7.1% | 1480–1550 | $67,832 | 1,873 | $82,735 |
| Colby College | Waterville | 7.1% | 1440–1550 | $69,600 | 2,407 | $80,490 |
| College of the Atlantic | Bar Harbor | 70.2% | not considered | $47,997 | 353 | $40,264 |
| Husson University | Bangor | 81% | 1000–1220 | $23,304 | 2,618 | $45,025 |
| Maine College of Art & Design | Portland | 76.1% | not considered | $42,942 | 415 | $40,778 |
| Maine College of Health Professions | Lewiston | 71.4% | 850–970 | $20,952 | 239 | $79,840 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine | 54.1% | 1070–1270 | $15,158 | 942 | $89,964 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | 83.5% | 910–1140 | $44,420 | 964 | $59,045 |
| Thomas College | Waterville | 96.3% | not considered | $31,824 | 647 | $44,991 |
| University of Maine | Orono | 96.6% | not considered | $13,326 | 8,496 | $48,653 |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington | 96.7% | 915–1210 | $11,308 | 1,140 | $44,433 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Fort Kent | 97.9% | not considered | $9,420 | 599 | $51,077 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | 99.9% | not considered | $9,402 | 1,913 | $40,956 |
| University of New England | Biddeford | 91.6% | not considered | $44,210 | 2,135 | $55,921 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland | 79.2% | 995–1280 | $11,284 | 4,222 | $49,958 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.