The average acceptance rate of the 9 private Maine colleges that have competitive admission is 58.75% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.43%. The acceptance rate at 2 private Maine colleges increased and the rate of 7 colleges decreased.
Colby College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 6.83%. Bowdoin College (8.02%) and Bates College (13.02%) are following it in the list of Tightest Maine Private Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Colby College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Bowdoin College also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,587 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,159 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 6.83% 0.78% | 49.79% | 1,510 | $66,600 | 2,299 | 88.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 - | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 8.02% 1.17% | 57.34% | 1,510 | $64,910 | 1,915 | 94.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year | 13.02% 0.72% | 43.38% | 1,450 | $63,478 | 1,790 | 92.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 65.02% 4.94% | 27.93% | - | $46,179 | 380 | 58.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 - | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year | 81.72% 0.88% | 15.41% | 1,030 | $42,834 | 1,478 | 69.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, MEPrivate, 4-year | 81.80% 12.51% | 9.97% | - | $12,640 | 4,281 | 52.00% | 36 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 86.43% 4.88% | 26.66% | 1,110 | $22,194 | 3,065 | 59.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year | 88.84% 7.44% | 13.02% | - | $42,550 | 6,434 | 59.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 - | Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 97.07% 0.17% | 23.43% | - | $30,896 | 1,737 | 50.00% | 23 to 1 |
| Average | 58.75% | 29.66% | 1,322 | $43,587 | 2,598 | 69.00% | 15 to 1 |