There are 39 colleges in Maine - 15 public and 24 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Maine colleges is $10,678 for state residents and $33,396 for out-of-state students.
28 Maine cities have at least one college and, of them, Portland has the most of 4 colleges. It has Bangor and Presque Isle also has a number of colleges of 4 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Maine colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Portland | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $34,251 ($10,920) |
$38,984 ($9,594) |
8,266 | 6,151 | 2,115 | 9 to 1 |
| Bangor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $32,250 | $19,532 | 5,841 | 5,204 | 637 | 12 to 1 |
| Presque Isle | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $14,270 ($9,080) |
$12,900 ($12,900) |
2,630 | 2,607 | 23 | 17 to 1 |
| New Gloucester | 2 | 2 | - | - | $11,960 | $9,750 | 4,281 | 3,698 | 583 | 18 to 1 |
| Augusta | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $21,548 ($8,618) |
$11,200 ($8,644) |
4,607 | 4,545 | 62 | 15 to 1 |
| Lewiston | 2 | 2 | - | - | $40,653 | - | 2,027 | 2,027 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Waterville | 2 | 2 | - | - | $48,748 | $30,896 | 4,036 | 3,922 | 114 | 17 to 1 |
| Orono | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,346 ($12,606) |
$30,948 ($10,446) |
12,231 | 9,774 | 2,457 | 14 to 1 |
| Bar Harbor | 1 | 1 | - | - | $46,179 | $30,969 | 380 | 377 | 3 | 10 to 1 |
| Westbrook | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 248 | 248 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Auburn | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,376 | 3,376 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Wells | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,625 | 1,625 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,119 | 2,119 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Rockport | 1 | 1 | - | - | $52,665 | - | 43 | 11 | 32 | 2 to 1 |
| Machias | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,670 ($9,420) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Kent | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,325 ($9,045) |
$6,000 ($6,000) |
1,210 | 1,194 | 16 | 17 to 1 |
| Harrison | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castine | 1 | 1 | - | - | $30,226 ($14,746) |
$14,764 ($14,764) |
897 | 878 | 19 | 11 to 1 |
| Biddeford | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,550 | $32,175 | 6,434 | 3,718 | 2,716 | 12 to 1 |
| Standish | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,834 | $9,630 | 1,478 | 990 | 488 | 10 to 1 |
| South Portland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,007 | 6,007 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Brunswick | 1 | 1 | - | - | $64,910 | - | 1,915 | 1,915 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Calais | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 505 | 505 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Scarborough | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 407 | 407 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Arundel | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 46 | 46 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Wilton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,305 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmington | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,079 ($10,989) |
$11,540 ($11,540) |
1,837 | 1,558 | 279 | 11 to 1 |
| Unity | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,876 | - | - | - | - | - |