College of the Atlantic vs University of Southern Maine

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

College of the Atlantic is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Southern Maine is a public school and both are four-years schools.
College of the Atlantic has more expensive tuition & fees ($46,179) than University of Southern Maine ($27,104).
It is harder to admit to College of the Atlantic than University of Southern Maine.
University of Southern Maine has more students with 7,583 students while College of the Atlantic has 380 students.
College of the Atlantic has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while University of Southern Maine's ratio is 14 to 1.
University of Southern Maine has more full-time faculties with 289 faculties while College of the Atlantic has 27 full-time faculties.

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

College of the Atlantic	vs.	University of Southern Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine	Location	Portland, Maine
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$46,179	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,920 Out-Of-State$27,104
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$32,698	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,432

65.02 %	Acceptance Rates	79.00 %
27.93 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,120
-	ACT Score	25
58 %	Graduation Rate	41 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	29 %
74 %	Retention Rate	67 %
380	Student Population	7,583
27	Number of Faculties	289
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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