For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Maine colleges is 51.34%, 42,202 accepted out of 82,197 applicants.
For Maine college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 5,976 (7.84%) compared to last year, from 76,221 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 46, which is more than 0.62% last year.
Maine colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.73% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Maine colleges. The yield decreased by 0.31%.
Among Maine colleges, Colby College has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.00% with 1,245 accepted students out of 17,786 applicants. Colby College has the most number of applicants of 17,786 and University of Maine has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 1,881.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Maine. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 17,786 896 | 1,245 -41 | 623 -50 | 7.00% -0.61% | 50.04% -2.29% |
| Bowdoin College | 10,966 1,590 | 877 15 | 500 -8 | 8.00% -1.19% | 57.01% -1.92% |
| Bates College | 8,937 664 | 1,162 25 | 500 -18 | 13.00% -0.74% | 43.03% -2.53% |
| Maine College of Health Professions | 18 2 | 6 -3 | 6 -3 | 33.33% -22.92% | 100.00% |
| Maine Maritime Academy | 1,145 -19 | 698 27 | 230 11 | 60.96% 3.31% | 32.95% 0.31% |
| College of the Atlantic | 446 -40 | 290 -2 | 81 -15 | 65.02% 4.94% | 27.93% -4.95% |
| Maine College of Art & Design | 913 264 | 712 232 | 121 23 | 77.98% 4.02% | 16.99% -3.43% |
| University of Southern Maine | 5,823 279 | 4,600 -136 | 736 -15 | 79.00% -6.43% | 16.00% 0.14% |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2,216 744 | 1,817 627 | 273 72 | 81.99% 1.15% | 15.02% -1.87% |
| Unity Environmental University | 8,865 2,553 | 7,269 1,316 | 727 312 | 82.00% -12.31% | 10.00% 3.03% |
| Husson University | 2,543 1 | 2,187 -134 | 590 13 | 86.00% -5.31% | 26.98% 2.12% |
| University of New England | 5,091 150 | 4,531 -226 | 589 -142 | 89.00% -7.28% | 13.00% -2.37% |
| University of Maine | 13,995 -1,026 | 13,435 -679 | 1,881 -59 | 96.00% 2.04% | 14.00% 0.25% |
| Thomas College | 853 -16 | 827 -18 | 190 -44 | 96.95% -0.29% | 22.97% -4.72% |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | 755 23 | 732 22 | 132 -9 | 96.95% -0.04% | 18.03% -1.83% |
| University of Maine at Farmington | 1,306 -101 | 1,280 -45 | 230 -34 | 98.01% 3.84% | 17.97% -1.95% |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | 539 12 | 534 11 | 69 12 | 99.07% -0.17% | 12.92% 2.02% |