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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Maine for Students from India

5 Colleges
$51,146 Avg Tuition & Fees*
71% 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. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Indian Students in Maine ranking.

After analyzing 5 schools in Maine, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Indian students in Maine. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in Maine for Students from India

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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University of Maine tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Indian students in Maine. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,012 students 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. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UMaine is about $33,586 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $29,490 a year in average tuition and fees.

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A rank of #2 on our list means College of the Atlantic is a great place for Indian students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Bar Harbor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 23.0% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Canada, United Kingdom, and India come to College of the Atlantic to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at College of the Atlantic is about $43,542 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $29,214 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bowdoin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 619 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 7.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Bowdoin come from such countries as China, Canada, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Bowdoin is about $58,322 a year, on average.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Colby College
Waterville, ME

A rank of #4 on our list means Colby College is a great place for Indian students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 711 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.6% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and India come to Colby to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Colby runs, on average, about $61,220.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lewiston, Maine, and it awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Bates are China, India, and Vietnam. International students at Bates can expect to pay, on average, about $59,062 a year to attend the school.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 schools only.

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