For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Maine Private Colleges is 58.21%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate decreased by 3.68%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Maine Private Colleges has decreased by 1.4% from 59.61% to 58.21%. Of the 11 Maine Private Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 5 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 6 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Maine Private Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
| School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME | 72.06% | 75.80% 3.74% | 61.14% 14.66% | 60.08% 1.06% | 65.02% 4.94% | 7.04% |
| Bates CollegeLewiston, ME | 12.14% | 14.10% 1.96% | 17.31% 3.21% | 13.74% 3.57% | 13.00% 0.74% | 0.86% |
| Beal UniversityBangor, ME | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME | 9.05% | 9.16% 0.1% | 8.82% 0.34% | 9.19% 0.38% | 8.00% 1.2% | 1.06% |
| Maine College of Health ProfessionsLewiston, ME | 52.17% | 45.00% 7.17% | 84.62% 39.62% | 56.25% 28.37% | 33.33% 22.92% | 18.84% |
| Colby CollegeWaterville, ME | 9.67% | 10.27% 0.6% | 8.87% 1.4% | 7.61% 1.26% | 7.00% 0.61% | 2.67% |
| University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME | 84.39% | 87.26% 2.87% | 89.99% 2.73% | 96.28% 6.29% | 89.00% 7.28% | 4.61% |
| Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, ME | 62.36% | 70.26% 7.9% | 72.07% 1.81% | 73.96% 1.89% | 77.98% 4.02% | 15.62% |
| Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME | 87.16% | 86.73% 0.43% | 80.58% 6.16% | 80.84% 0.27% | 81.99% 1.15% | 5.17% |
| Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME | 83.81% | - | - | 97.24% | 96.95% 0.29% | 13.14% |
| Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, ME | 98.27% | 99.77% 1.5% | 91.42% 8.35% | 94.31% 2.89% | 82.00% 12.32% | 16.27% |
| Husson UniversityBangor, ME | 84.58% | 84.66% 0.08% | 85.55% 0.89% | 91.31% 5.76% | 86.00% 5.31% | 1.42% |
| Maine Media CollegeRockport, ME | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Beal UniversityWilton, ME | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, ME | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unity Environmental University - UnityUnity, ME | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 59.61% | 58.30% 1.3% | 60.04% 1.73% | 61.89% 1.86% | 58.21% 3.68% | -1.40% |