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University of Maine Data & Information Overview

242 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
96% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on University of Maine, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is University of Maine Ranked?

#2,194 Best Colleges in Nation
#19 Best Colleges in ME
Teacher Education Grade Specific Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UMaine?

96% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Maine  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Maine  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800
UMaine received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Maine  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

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University of Maine Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
70% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  70 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Maine

76% Freshmen Retention
37% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  76 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%

On-Time Graduation Rate  37 out of 100
0
100

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University of Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,847 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
47.3% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does University of Maine Cost?

$16,033 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
$35,612 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UMaine is $16,033. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UMaine

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do UMaine Graduates Make?

$44,376 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UMaine with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $44,376 in their early years. This is good news for future UMaine graduates since it is 4% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Maine

Maine State
7,847 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Orono, Maine, University of Maine is a public institution. Orono is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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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

University of Maine Majors

81 Majors With Completions
2,023 Undergraduate Degrees
434 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 81 majors graduated from University of Maine. Of these students, 2,023 received undergraduate degrees and 434 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Maine along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UMaine

66% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at University of Maine.

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Notes and References

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.

References

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