For Maine colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,457 for Maine residents and $25,466 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,783 for Maine residents and $22,742 for out-of-state students.
Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $66,600 and Kennebec Valley Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,442 among Maine colleges. For graduate programs, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $50,000 and University of Maine at Fort Kent has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,000 among Maine colleges.
You can narrow Maine colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Maine colleges in 2024 is $23,329 for state residents and $41,339 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,457 | $25,466 | $10,783 | $22,742 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,127 | $1,127 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,121 | $12,121 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,624 | $2,624 | ||
| COA | $23,329 | $41,339 | $26,655 | $38,615 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine colleges is $7,457 for state residents and $25,466 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,522 | $1,260 | $23,131 | $1,156 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,656 | $1,289 | $22,989 | $1,193 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,018 | $1,124 | $23,352 | $1,076 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,033 | $1,139 | $24,058 | $1,096 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,155 | $1,301 | $24,192 | $1,274 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine colleges in 2024 is $10,783 for state residents and $22,742 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maine colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,626 | $824 | $23,344 | $731 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,763 | $794 | $21,988 | $720 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,123 | $612 | $20,924 | $653 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,898 | $836 | $21,483 | $776 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,987 | $796 | $21,967 | $775 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maine colleges in 2024 is $540 for state residents and $702 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $834 for state residents and $980 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $524 | $664 | $766 | $943 |
| 2020-2021 | $497 | $642 | $765 | $921 |
| 2021-2022 | $510 | $659 | $808 | $950 |
| 2022-2023 | $522 | $675 | $795 | $942 |
| 2023-2024 | $540 | $702 | $834 | $980 |
The average living costs of Maine colleges in 2024 is $14,745 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $12,391 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Maine colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,477 | $2,433 | $7,774 | $3,323 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,841 | $2,537 | $7,998 | $3,411 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,153 | $2,443 | $8,124 | $3,386 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,574 | $2,519 | $8,290 | $3,439 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,121 | $2,624 | $9,066 | $3,325 |