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University of Maine Overview

University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. Orono is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of Maine Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$35,145 Avg Cost After Aid
96% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at UMaine is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UMaine.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UMaine bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,550 a year. That's about 19% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Maine?

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Contact details for UMaine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 168 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469
Phone: 207-581-1865
Website: www.umaine.edu

How Do I Get Into UMaine?

You can apply to UMaine online at: go.umaine.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UMaine

Submission Required?
High School GPA Recommended
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMaine?

96% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores
Since UMaine has an acceptance rate of 96%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to UMaine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Maine  ( 540 to 650 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Maine  ( 520 to 630 )
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800
UMaine received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 32. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Maine  ( 21 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Maine  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Maine  ( 22 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Maine?

$35,145 Net Price
55% Take Out Loans
1.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UMaine is $35,145. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMaine, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,903 a year. That adds up to $35,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMaine is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,162 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,115 undergraduate students at UMaine, with 8,162 being full-time and 1,953 being part-time.

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There are also 2,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,162 full-time undergraduates at UMaine, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maine students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 143
Black or African American 144
Hispanic or Latino 368
White 6,827
International Students 206
Other Races/Ethnicities 474

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maine. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 74 countries are represented at UMaine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Maine

2,588 Took All Classes Online
8,408 Took At Least One Class Online
71.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UMaine. In 2020-2021, 8,408 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMaine has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Maine for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UMaine

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maine was 71.8%. This is the #521 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMaine regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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