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University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine is a public campus in Portland proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,226

family income
under $30k

$8,330

$30–48k

$10,828

$48–75k

$14,704

$75–110k

$17,346

over $110k

Average net price

$13,5962023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Southern Maine fell from $17,076 (2008) to $13,596 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,076
2009	$18,298
2010	$20,669
2011	$19,418
2012	$17,300
2013	$17,048
2014	$16,528
2015	$14,994
2016	$11,582
2017	$12,180
2018	$12,339
2019	$12,055
2020	$9,472
2021	$12,137
2022	$11,729
2023	$13,596

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,7172024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Southern Maine rose from $20,118 (2009) to $23,717 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$20,118
2010	$21,926
2011	$23,555
2012	$23,297
2013	$22,290
2014	$22,083
2015	$21,880
2016	$21,508
2017	$19,306
2018	$19,385
2019	$19,913
2020	$19,582
2021	$17,748
2022	$21,010
2023	$21,381
2024	$23,717

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2001	$4,537	$11,452
2002	$4,796	$11,966
2003	$5,198	$12,878
2004	$5,510	$13,670
2005	$5,873	$14,693
2006	$6,341	$15,581
2007	$6,970	$17,440
2008	$7,724	$19,244
2013	$8,920	$21,280
2014	$7,796	$18,508
2015	$7,796	$18,508
2016	$7,796	$18,508
2017	$8,638	$20,594
2018	$8,918	$21,294
2019	$9,226	$22,050
2020	$9,528	$22,996
2021	$9,904	$23,904
2022	$10,120	$24,736
2023	$10,920	$27,104

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Southern Maine reports published tuition by residency: $11,284 in-state versus $27,944 out-of-state — a $16,660 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Southern Maine reports 4,222 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

40.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Southern Maine within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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40.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Southern Maine rose from 26.5% (entered 1991) to 40.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	26.5%
1992 cohort	26.7%
1993 cohort	26.8%
1994 cohort	27.2%
1995 cohort	28.9%
1996 cohort	29.7%
1997 cohort	33.2%
1998 cohort	29.4%
1999 cohort	34%
2000 cohort	31.4%
2001 cohort	33.8%
2002 cohort	34.2%
2003 cohort	37%
2004 cohort	34.6%
2005 cohort	32.8%
2006 cohort	30.4%
2007 cohort	33.6%
2008 cohort	32.4%
2009 cohort	33.3%
2010 cohort	33.8%
2011 cohort	32.9%
2012 cohort	39.5%
2013 cohort	40.2%
2014 cohort	36%
2015 cohort	34.5%
2016 cohort	41.7%
2017 cohort	46.3%
2018 cohort	40.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,173	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,531	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,144	$3,862
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,254	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,032	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$4,475
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,516	$4,720
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,500	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,849	$6,992
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,751	$7,015
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,375	$7,416
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,359	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,145	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,505	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,322	$8,995
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,060	$8,823
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,060	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,107

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,454

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,958

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Southern Maine admitted 4,613 of 5,822 applicants in Fall 2024. The 79.2% rate describes that application pool.

79.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,920 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,222 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 990–12501600

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Admissions

University of Southern Maine reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. University of Southern Maine's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	560	650
SAT Math	490	540	600
ACT Composite	24	25	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Southern Maine received 5,822 applications and admitted 4,613 (79.2%), with 707 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

79.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	82.4%
Fall 2002	74.8%
Fall 2003	72.2%
Fall 2004	82.8%
Fall 2005	79.1%
Fall 2006	77.7%
Fall 2007	79.5%
Fall 2008	81.5%
Fall 2009	83.5%
Fall 2010	78.3%
Fall 2011	78.3%
Fall 2012	80%
Fall 2013	82.8%
Fall 2014	84%
Fall 2015	87.8%
Fall 2016	80.3%
Fall 2017	83.5%
Fall 2018	85.4%
Fall 2019	80.9%
Fall 2020	87.9%
Fall 2021	87%
Fall 2022	85.4%
Fall 2023	79.3%
Fall 2024	79.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

990–1250Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	890	1110
Fall 2002	900	1090
Fall 2003	900	1100
Fall 2004	900	1110
Fall 2005	900	1110
Fall 2006	880	1090
Fall 2007	870	1090
Fall 2008	890	1110
Fall 2009	900	1110
Fall 2010	880	1100
Fall 2011	880	1100
Fall 2012	880	1130
Fall 2013	890	1110
Fall 2014	880	1110
Fall 2015	860	1100
Fall 2016	870	1090
Fall 2017	950	1160
Fall 2018	940	1150
Fall 2019	950	1160
Fall 2020	958	1160
Fall 2021	995	1230
Fall 2022	998	1220
Fall 2023	995	1280
Fall 2024	990	1250

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	17	23
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	22
Fall 2011	19	22
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	24
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	20	25
Fall 2021	19	24
Fall 2022	19	26
Fall 2023	23	26
Fall 2024	24	28

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

4,222Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Southern Maine fell from 6,798 (Fall 2002) to 4,222 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,798
Fall 2003	6,773
Fall 2004	6,842
Fall 2005	6,895
Fall 2006	6,764
Fall 2007	6,597
Fall 2008	6,489
Fall 2009	6,548
Fall 2010	6,567
Fall 2011	6,378
Fall 2012	6,482
Fall 2013	6,079
Fall 2014	5,783
Fall 2015	5,359
Fall 2016	5,233
Fall 2017	5,248
Fall 2018	5,281
Fall 2019	5,255
Fall 2020	5,018
Fall 2021	4,668
Fall 2022	4,322
Fall 2023	4,245
Fall 2024	4,222

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Southern Maine has held near 74% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	67%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	64%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	66%
Fall 2011 cohort	64%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	65%
Fall 2014 cohort	64%
Fall 2015 cohort	63%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	69%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	65%
Fall 2021 cohort	67%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Southern Maine

Faculty pay at University of Southern Maine averages $125,040 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Southern Maine as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 4,222 undergraduates live off campus, and 73.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Southern Maine's SAT section-percentile sums are 990–1250 — their midpoint is below the ME four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Southern Maine's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Southern Maine compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Southern Maine79.2%

Maine median81%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Southern Maine$11,284

Maine median$23,304

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Southern Maine's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Southern Maine$49,958

Maine median$48,653

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Southern Maine, Maine and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Southern Maine	Maine median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	79.2%	81%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,284	$23,304	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,958	$48,653	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Southern Maine, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Southern Maine federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$88,515
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$79,352
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$77,734
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$75,465
Finance and Financial Management Services	$73,068
Accounting and Related Services	$71,945
Political Science and Government	$65,836
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,230
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$60,665
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$60,086
Criminology	$59,270
Biology, General	$58,164
Marketing	$57,968
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$57,790
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$55,435
Communication and Media Studies	$53,033
Social Work	$52,903
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$48,909
Hospitality Administration/Management	$47,748
Psychology, General	$45,529
Social Sciences, Other	$45,523
English Language and Literature, General	$43,823
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,514
History	$42,778
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$33,005

These 25 fields listed for University of Southern Maine measure earnings after completion. The $49,958 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional University of Southern Maine fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Southern Maine report?

University of Southern Maine's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 990–1250 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Southern Maine's acceptance rate?

79.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,613 admitted from 5,822 applicants.

How much does University of Southern Maine cost?

In-state tuition is $11,284; out-of-state students pay $27,944. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Southern Maine report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,958. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maine

Saint Joseph's College of Maine — 83.5% admitted
Maine College of Art & Design — 76.1% admitted
College of the Atlantic — 70.2% admitted
Husson University — 81% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.