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University of Maine was awarded 242 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked UMaine as #2,194 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Maine, UMaine is ranked at #19.
With an acceptance rate of 96%, UMaine has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 28% of students accepted to UMaine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 630.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, University of Maine is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Maine is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Maine has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UMaine have a four-year graduation rate of 37%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,465 undergraduates at UMaine with 7,847 being full-time and 1,618 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,218 | $12,578 | $14,886 | $18,484 | $19,971 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMaine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMaine, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,903 a year. That adds up to $35,612 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UMaine is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UMaine are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 168 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469 |
| Phone: | 207-581-1865 |
| Website: | www.umaine.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UMaineAdmissions |
| Twitter: | https://www.twitter.com/GoUMaine |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 139 | $37,263 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 99 | $40,267 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 86 | $29,576 |
| Marketing | 84 | $39,096 |
| General Psychology | 83 | $27,436 |
| Nursing | 78 | $63,161 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 73 | $65,105 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 70 | $34,394 |
| General Biology | 61 | $30,610 |
| Political Science & Government | 56 | $32,140 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 8,408 students took at least one online class at University of Maine. This is a decrease from the 10,936 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,408 | 2,588 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,936 | 4,187 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,203 | 1,276 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,676 | 903 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,320 | 726 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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