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2021 Best Colleges in Maine for Students from United Kingdom

5 Colleges
$41,485 Avg Tuition & Fees*
58% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for British Students in Maine ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for British 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 quality.

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Top Colleges in Maine for Students from United Kingdom

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME

Our 2021 rankings named Bates College the best school for British students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 7.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Bates come from such countries as China, India, and Vietnam.

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

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for British students in Maine. Located in Brunswick, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 619 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 7.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, Canada, and South Korea come to Bowdoin to study.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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A rank of #3 on our list means College of the Atlantic is a great place for British students in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. College of the Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bar Harbor, Maine. It awarded 86 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 23.0% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at College of the Atlantic are Canada, United Kingdom, and India.

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

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for British students in Maine. University of Maine is a fairly large public school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2,012 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.7% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMaine come from such countries as China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, the small public school awarded 228 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.6% are international. Students studying at UMFK come from such countries as Jamaica, Canada, and United Kingdom.

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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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