Colleges in Maine: admission rates, test scores and cost

15 colleges in Maine that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Maine, most selective first
CollegeAdmission rateSAT middle 50%Average net priceGraduation rate
Bowdoin College7.1%1470–1550$15,59593%
Colby College7.1%1460–1550$19,83587%
Bates College13%1420–1530$27,39088%
Maine Maritime Academy54%1095–1260$21,078 in-state58%
College of the Atlantic70%1240–1430$24,46573%
Maine College of Art & Design76%Not reported$40,80151%
University of Southern Maine79%990–1250$14,927 in-state43%
Husson University81%1065–1275$22,14660%
Saint Joseph's College of Maine84%960–1150$29,02956%
University of New England92%Not reported$38,61762%
Thomas College96%Not reported$23,73958%
University of Maine97%Not reported$17,224 in-state57%
University of Maine at Farmington97%995–1245$17,158 in-state50%
University of Maine at Fort Kent98%Not reported$11,167 in-state35%
University of Maine at Presque Isle100%Not reported$10,972 in-state39%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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