For Maine 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,678 for Maine residents and $31,630 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 Unity Environmental University has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,280 among Maine 4-Year 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 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,886 for state residents and $47,838 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 | $10,678 | $31,630 | $10,783 | $22,742 |
| Books & Supplies | $993 | $993 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,977 | $12,977 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,238 | $2,238 | ||
| COA | $26,886 | $47,838 | $26,991 | $38,951 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine 4-Year Colleges is $10,678 for state residents and $31,630 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,224 | $1,575 | $29,913 | $1,166 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,432 | $1,617 | $29,661 | $1,211 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,763 | $1,250 | $29,772 | $1,088 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,791 | $1,368 | $30,776 | $1,155 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,021 | $1,657 | $30,252 | $1,378 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine 4-Year 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 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $735 for state residents and $925 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 | $712 | $872 | $766 | $943 |
| 2020-2021 | $673 | $838 | $765 | $921 |
| 2021-2022 | $692 | $863 | $808 | $950 |
| 2022-2023 | $708 | $886 | $795 | $942 |
| 2023-2024 | $735 | $925 | $834 | $980 |
The average living costs of Maine 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $15,216 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $11,545 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 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,159 | $2,109 | $8,101 | $2,398 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,632 | $2,177 | $8,360 | $2,464 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,973 | $2,076 | $8,530 | $2,428 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,404 | $2,115 | $8,740 | $2,480 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,977 | $2,238 | $9,174 | $2,371 |