The 2024 average tuition & fees is $43,587 over 9 4-year private Maine colleges. It is a 2.60% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 8 private Maine colleges increased, and no colleges' tuition decreased.
Colby College is the most expensive private Maine college with tuition & fees of $66,600.
Bowdoin College ($64,910) and Bates College ($63,478) are following it in the list of Maine Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.
The average acceptance rate is 58.77% and the average SAT score is 1,322 at the schools.
| School Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Total Population | SAT Score | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | $66,600 $3,080 | - | 7.00% | 2,299 | 1,510 | 88.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 - | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | $64,910 $3,382 | - | 8.00% | 1,915 | 1,510 | 94.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year | $63,478 $2,412 | - | 13.00% | 1,790 | 1,450 | 92.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 1 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year | $46,179 $1,350 | $30,969 $900 | 65.02% | 380 | - | 58.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year | $42,834 $1,248 | $9,630 - | 81.99% | 1,478 | 1,030 | 69.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 1 | University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year | $42,550 $1,600 | $32,175 $1,977 | 89.00% | 6,434 | - | 59.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | $30,896 $900 | $30,896 $900 | 96.95% | 1,737 | - | 50.00% | 23 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year | $22,194 $1,104 | $19,532 $1,372 | 86.00% | 3,065 | 1,110 | 59.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, MEPrivate, 4-year | $12,640 - | $9,750 - | 82.00% | 4,281 | - | 52.00% | 36 to 1 |
| Average | $43,587 | $22,159 | 58.77% | 2,598 | 1,322 | 69.00% | 15 to 1 |