College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 353 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 70%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,465per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 71%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,96710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every student designs their own major in human ecology. COA describes itself as the first and only college built this way.
Source: Why Choose College of the Atlantic | Human Ecology & Experiential ...
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 70%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1240–1430Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,465full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $60,387sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $49,464Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 71%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,96710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 353Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Thomas College Waterville, ME — admits 96%
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA — admits 99%
- Bellin College Green Bay, WI — admits 97%
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA — admits 80%
- Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO — admits 73%
- Morris College Sumter, SC
- Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY — admits 61%
- Blackburn College Carlinville, IL — admits 63%
- Florida College Temple Terrace, FL — admits 70%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for College of the Atlantic, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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