Tuition Trends for Maine colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 34 colleges in Maine - 14 public and 20 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Maine is $10,858 for Maine residents and $23,700 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $42,037. For Maine community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $3,775 for state residents and $6,655 for out-of-state students.

Maine public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 16.90% from $9,125 (2015) to $10,667 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 36.35% over the past decade from $16,829 (2015) to $22,946 (2024). In private Maine colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 14.40%, from $33,856 (2015) to $38,731 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 31.73% when living on campus and by 25.87% when living off campus at public Maine colleges. For private Maine colleges, the COA has increased by 17.54% (on-campus) and 13.38% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Maine colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$22,098	$29,802	$46,829	$20,470	$28,174	$45,201
2015-16	$22,344 1.11%	$30,180 1.27%	$47,471 1.37%	$20,537 0.33%	$28,373 0.71%	$45,664 1.02%
2016-17	$22,743 1.79%	$30,786 2.01%	$47,849 0.80%	$20,474 -0.31%	$28,517 0.51%	$45,580 -0.18%
2017-18	$23,446 3.09%	$31,827 3.38%	$49,098 2.61%	$21,053 2.83%	$29,434 3.22%	$46,705 2.47%
2018-19	$24,319 3.72%	$32,407 1.82%	$50,605 3.07%	$21,619 2.69%	$29,707 0.93%	$47,905 2.57%
2019-20	$23,713 -2.49%	$34,108 5.25%	$52,039 2.83%	$20,980 -2.96%	$31,375 5.61%	$49,306 2.92%
2020-21	$24,436 3.05%	$35,177 3.13%	$51,802 -0.46%	$21,533 2.64%	$32,274 2.87%	$48,899 -0.83%
2021-22	$25,196 3.11%	$36,335 3.29%	$53,149 2.60%	$22,105 2.66%	$33,244 3.01%	$50,058 2.37%
2022-23	$25,718 2.07%	$37,190 2.35%	$55,597 4.61%	$22,397 1.32%	$33,869 1.88%	$52,276 4.43%
2023-24	$26,979 4.90%	$39,258 5.56%	$55,043 -1.00%	$23,183 3.51%	$35,462 4.70%	$51,247 -1.97%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Maine colleges is $10,667 for Maine residents and $22,946 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $38,731.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,440 for Maine residents and $17,200 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $25,829.

The tuition & fees has increased 36.35% for undergraduate programs at Maine colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Maine colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$9,125	$16,829	$33,856	$11,408	$20,653	$23,373
2015-16	$9,272 1.61%	$17,108 1.66%	$34,399 1.60%	$11,711 2.66%	$21,208 2.69%	$24,536 4.98%
2016-17	$9,391 1.28%	$17,434 1.91%	$34,497 0.28%	$11,800 0.76%	$21,408 0.94%	$22,703 -7.47%
2017-18	$9,856 4.95%	$18,237 4.61%	$35,508 2.93%	$11,857 0.48%	$21,642 1.09%	$23,938 5.44%
2018-19	$10,334 4.85%	$18,422 1.01%	$36,620 3.13%	$13,132 10.75%	$23,082 6.65%	$24,883 3.95%
2019-20	$9,579 -7.31%	$19,974 8.42%	$37,905 3.51%	$8,450 -35.65%	$18,866 -18.27%	$26,007 4.52%
2020-21	$9,824 2.56%	$20,565 2.96%	$37,190 -1.89%	$8,557 1.27%	$17,125 -9.23%	$25,479 -2.03%
2021-22	$10,184 3.66%	$21,323 3.69%	$38,137 2.55%	$9,735 13.77%	$15,699 -8.33%	$25,994 2.02%
2022-23	$10,194 0.10%	$21,666 1.61%	$40,073 5.08%	$9,071 -6.82%	$16,674 6.21%	$24,102 -7.28%
2023-24	$10,667 4.64%	$22,946 5.91%	$38,731 -3.35%	$9,561 5.40%	$16,404 -1.62%	$25,075 4.04%

Maine 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Maine Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Maine colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$954
2015-16	$947 -0.73%
2016-17	$969 2.32%
2017-18	$978 0.93%
2018-19	$984 0.61%
2019-20	$949 -3.56%
2020-21	$952 0.32%
2021-22	$963 1.16%
2022-23	$1,005 4.36%
2023-24	$1,023 1.79%

Living Costs Changes

For Maine colleges, the living have increased 24.98% when a student lives on campus facilities and 13.44% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Maine colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,019	$12,711
2015-16	$12,125 1.39%	$12,834 -0.76%
2016-17	$12,383 2.75%	$12,789 1.56%
2017-18	$12,612 2.17%	$13,129 -0.14%
2018-19	$13,001 3.66%	$13,518 1.04%
2019-20	$13,185 0.89%	$13,459 3.98%
2020-21	$13,660 3.71%	$13,931 3.02%
2021-22	$14,049 4.43%	$14,317 3.90%
2022-23	$14,519 3.60%	$14,797 2.22%
2023-24	$15,289 4.70%	$15,507 1.91%

Most Searched Maine Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

University of New England Private, four-years | Biddeford
University of Maine Public, four-years | Orono
Bowdoin College Private, four-years | Brunswick
Bates College Private, four-years | Lewiston
Colby College Private, four-years | Waterville
Unity Environmental University Private, four-years | New Gloucester
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Private, four-years | Standish
Husson University Private, four-years | Bangor
University of Maine at Fort Kent Public, four-years | Fort Kent
University of Southern Maine Public, four-years | Portland

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Graduate

University of Maine Public, four-years | Orono
Maine Media College Private, four-years | Rockport
Maine College of Art & Design Private, four-years | Portland
University of New England Private, four-years | Biddeford
Thomas College Private, four-years | Waterville
Washington County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Calais
Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus Private, Less than 2-years | Sanford
College of the Atlantic Private, four-years | Bar Harbor
Capilo School of Hair Design Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Beal University Private, four-years | Bangor

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Online Schools

Beal University Private, four-years | Bangor
Maine College of Art & Design Private, four-years | Portland
University of Southern Maine Public, four-years | Portland
Washington County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Calais
Maine Maritime Academy Public, four-years | Castine
Thomas College Private, four-years | Waterville
Harris School of Business-Sanford Campus Private, Less than 2-years | Sanford
College of the Atlantic Private, four-years | Bar Harbor
Capilo School of Hair Design Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Private, four-years | Portland

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Trade Schools

Bates College Private, four-years | Lewiston
Washington County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Calais
Empire Beauty School-Maine Private, Less than 2-years | Portland
Capilo School of Hair Design Private, Less than 2-years | Augusta
Beal University Private, four-years | Bangor
Colby College Private, four-years | Waterville
Birthwise Midwifery School Private, 2-4 years | Bridgton
Maine Media College Private, four-years | Rockport
College of the Atlantic Private, four-years | Bar Harbor
University of Maine at Augusta Public, four-years | Augusta

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Tuition Trends for Maine colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes