University of Maine

Orono, ME · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

96.6%

Acceptance rate

$18,045

Avg net price

8,341

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 1,795Master’s 646Doctoral 83	6	1,795	646	83
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 283Master’s 188Doctoral None reported	0	283	188	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 223Master’s 55Doctoral 9	None reported	223	55	9
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 148Master’s 124Doctoral 8	None reported	148	124	8
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 139Master’s 10Doctoral 16	None reported	139	10	16
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 124Master’s 18Doctoral None reported	None reported	124	18	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 105Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	None reported	105	5	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 97Master’s 30Doctoral 19	None reported	97	30	19
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 95Master’s 6Doctoral 5	None reported	95	6	5
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 94Master’s 18Doctoral 2	None reported	94	18	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 83Master’s 54Doctoral 9	None reported	83	54	9
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 67Master’s 8Doctoral 1	None reported	67	8	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 58Master’s 33Doctoral 2	None reported	58	33	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 55Master’s 17Doctoral 3	None reported	55	17	3
Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 40Master’s 0Doctoral 0	5	40	0	0
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 30Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	30	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s 37Doctoral None reported	None reported	29	37	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s 13Doctoral 7	None reported	25	13	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 24Master’s 11Doctoral None reported	None reported	24	11	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 21Master’s 5Doctoral 2	None reported	21	5	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	20	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	None reported	16	10	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	None reported	9	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	6	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	0	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: America East Conference

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Championship SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's Ice HockeyMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Track, Indoor

Athletic participation

468 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Action

Dec 1, 2026

Regular application deadline

FAFSA due Mar 1

Mar 1, 2027

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with Common App or the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $12,360
Required fees: $966
Food and housing: $13,410
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $2,270
Total: $30,006

Total by year

$25,6042019–2019–20
$26,2302020–2120–21
$26,9682021–2221–22
$27,4562022–2322–23
$28,5722023–2423–24
$30,0062024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $18,045 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, 2022–23

First-years with need-based aid: 61%
Average share of need met: 75.2%
Average need-based grant: $11,498
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation40%

6-year graduation56%

Retention rate77%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$48,653

Median debt$25,000

Campus

Enrollment8,341

Student-faculty ratio15:1

SettingSuburb

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
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 Maine’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 2 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2022–23).

University of Maine admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 2 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

University of Maine runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.

Early Action nonbindingApply by Dec 1 · decision Jan 15

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of 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

1,877 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈705In-state (domestic)≈1,127International≈45

Admit odds by pool

In-state admit rateNot disclosed

Out-of-state admit rateNot disclosed

International admit rateNot disclosed

Test scores are not used in admission. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT 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

26% 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 Maine’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 98% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 48.5% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.42

High-school class rank

Among the 48.5% 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 Maine rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of Maine leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Applicant residency & citizenshipCDS C1Not disclosed

Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

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)

University of Maine's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,045 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,114 of 1,823 first-years in the 2022–23 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Maine offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

77% of University of Maine’s first-years return for a second year and 56.4% 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
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03