University of Maine
Orono, Maine
- Public
- Suburb
- 8,496 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 97%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,224per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 56%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,14010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The INSPIRE Maine Scholarship promise program covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for up to 30 credits per year over four years for eligible Maine residents.
Source: Promise Programs - Student Financial Services - University of Maine
Through the Flagship Match Commitment, eligible out-of-state students pay tuition equivalent to the in-state rate at their home state's flagship university.
Source: Flagship Match - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Maine
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 97%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for University of Maine's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
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
- $17,224full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,162sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,760Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $37,910Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 56%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,14010 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
- 8,496Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA — admits 93%
- Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX — admits 94%
- Pennsylvania Western University California, PA — admits 94%
- Texas Southern University Houston, TX — admits 97%
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO — admits 97%
- West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX — admits 99%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Maine, 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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