Bowdoin College vs University of Maine

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Bowdoin College is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Maine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Bowdoin College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,910) than University of Maine ($35,346).
It is harder to admit to Bowdoin College than University of Maine.
University of Maine has more students with 12,231 students while Bowdoin College has 1,915 students.
Bowdoin College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while University of Maine's ratio is 14 to 1.
University of Maine has more full-time faculties with 516 faculties while Bowdoin College has 220 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Bowdoin College and University of Maine.

Bowdoin College	vs.	University of Maine
Brunswick, Maine	Location	Orono, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$64,910	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,606 Out-Of-State$35,346
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	83%
$50,865	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,693

8.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
57.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,510	SAT Score	-
34	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
96 %	Retention Rate	75 %
1,915	Student Population	12,231
220	Number of Faculties	516
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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