For Maine Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,457 for Maine residents and $15,344 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,783 for Maine residents and $16,404 for out-of-state students.
University of Maine has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $35,346 and Kennebec Valley Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,442 among Maine Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Maine has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $30,948 and University of Maine at Fort Kent has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,000 among Maine Public colleges.
The average COA of Maine Public colleges in 2024 is $22,153 for state residents and $30,040 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 | $15,344 | $10,783 | $16,404 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,197 | $1,197 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,164 | $10,164 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,335 | $3,335 | ||
| COA | $22,153 | $30,040 | $25,479 | $31,100 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine Public colleges is $7,457 for state residents and $15,344 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine Public 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 | $12,367 | $1,329 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,656 | $1,289 | $12,709 | $1,359 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,018 | $1,124 | $13,302 | $1,124 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,033 | $1,139 | $13,519 | $1,139 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,155 | $1,301 | $14,042 | $1,301 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine Public colleges in 2024 is $10,783 for state residents and $16,404 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maine Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,626 | $824 | $18,042 | $824 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,763 | $794 | $16,331 | $794 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,123 | $612 | $15,087 | $612 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,898 | $836 | $15,838 | $836 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,987 | $796 | $15,608 | $796 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maine Public colleges in 2024 is $200 for state residents and $465 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $521 for state residents and $833 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 | $186 | $416 | $548 | $1,033 |
| 2020-2021 | $190 | $427 | $536 | $911 |
| 2021-2022 | $196 | $440 | $511 | $842 |
| 2022-2023 | $197 | $448 | $473 | $788 |
| 2023-2024 | $200 | $465 | $521 | $833 |
The average living costs of Maine Public colleges in 2024 is $13,499 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,375 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,867 | $3,141 | $7,767 | $4,108 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,022 | $3,213 | $7,944 | $4,204 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,278 | $3,056 | $8,049 | $4,219 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,758 | $3,139 | $8,113 | $4,277 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,164 | $3,335 | $9,009 | $4,366 |