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University of Maine

Orono, ME · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
96.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
74.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$50,166
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,278

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates9,601
Total all graduate2,428
Grand total all students12,029

Admissions

Total applicants14,044
Total admitted13,572
Total enrolled2,093
Overall admit rate96.6%
Admit rate — women97.0%
Admit rate — men96.1%
Yield rate15.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT16.0%
% submitting ACT2.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile530
SAT EBRW 75th %ile650
SAT Math 25th %ile520
SAT Math 75th %ile640
ACT Comp 25th %ile21
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class18.0%
% in top 25% of HS class43.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$12,360
Tuition — out-of-state$35,790
Required fees$966
Room and board$13,410
Total cost — in-state$26,736
Total cost — out-of-state$50,166

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,917
Avg % of need met74.5%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$9,159
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,278

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)1,261
Transfer admit rate89.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio15:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)96.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,510Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)57.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)43.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate80.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$63,056Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant25.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan47.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted5.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white82.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services15.4%
Engineering12.1%
Education8.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.6%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields7.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs6.8%
Psychology5.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation5.3%