University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME · Public79.2%
Acceptance rate
1,130
SAT Average
$11,729
Avg net price
4,245
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 1,002Master’s 530Doctoral 103 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 205Master’s 100Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 199Master’s 13Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 147Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 57Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 49Master’s 43Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 46Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 43Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 257Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 31Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s 28Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 21Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 71Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 87 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Little East Conference
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
497 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early action
Decision released by Jan 15
Priority application deadline for academic scholarship consideration
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App or UMaine System application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,568
- Required fees
- $2,716
- Food and housing
- $12,280
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $3,160
- Total
- $27,724
- $22,7822019–2019–20
- $23,2522020–2120–21
- $23,8422021–2221–22
- $24,9042022–2322–23
- $26,8122023–2423–24
- $27,7242024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $11,729 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 70%
- Average need-based grant
- $14,574
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Southern Maine’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Southern Maine admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Southern Maine runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Southern Maine withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
755 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 18% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
10% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Southern Maine’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 96.4% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 48% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.36
High-school class rank
Among the 48% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Southern Maine rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
University of Southern Maine leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Cost of attendance and need-based aid, as reported to the Common Data Set.
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $11,729 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 481 of 686 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Southern Maine offers need-based aid only (no merit for nonresidents): nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed75.6% of University of Southern Maine’s first-years return for a second year and 46.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03