2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Maine for Students from Canada
7
Colleges
$39,041
Avg Tuition & Fees*
53%
Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Canadian Students in Maine ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for Canadian students in Maine. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.
See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.
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Top Value Colleges in Maine for Students from Canada
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named University of Maine the best affordable school for Canadian students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 2,012 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 3.7% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMaine are China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. International students at UMaine can expect to pay, on average, about $33,586 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $29,490 a year in average tuition and fees.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine at Fort Kent helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Canadian students in Maine. University of Maine at Fort Kent is a small public school located in Fort Kent, Maine that handed out 228 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 4.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UMFK are Jamaica, Canada, and United Kingdom. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UMFK runs, on average, about $12,915.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,275 students in 2020-2021.
Around 0.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at University of Southern Maine come from such countries as Nepal, Canada, and China. International students at University of Southern Maine can expect to pay, on average, about $23,881 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $22,968 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at College of the Atlantic helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Canadian students in Maine. Located in Bar Harbor, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 86 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 23.0% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at College of the Atlantic come from such countries as Canada, United Kingdom, and India. International students at College of the Atlantic can expect to pay, on average, about $43,542 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $29,214 a year in average tuition and fees.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 569 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
International students make up 0.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Canada, France, and Spain come to UNE to study. International students at UNE can expect to pay, on average, about $39,820 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $29,352 per year.
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Bowdoin College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Colleges for Canadian Students in Maine list. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the total number of students at the school, 7.2% are international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and South Korea come to Bowdoin to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Bowdoin is about $58,322 a year, on average.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Colby College did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Canadian Students in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 711 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
International students make up 8.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Colby come from such countries as China, Canada, and India. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Colby runs, on average, about $61,220.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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