Maine Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into colleges in Maine?

For 17 Maine colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 68.84%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,050 and the average SAT score is 1206.

2 Maine colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low, and 1 college's rate is between 10% to 20%, also low rate.11 Maine colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Maine colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Maine Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%202
10% - 20%101
20% - 30%000
30% - 40%101
40% - 50%000
50% - 60%000
60% - 70%211
Higher than 70%1156

Maine Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Maine Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME 65.02% 446 290 81 - $46,179
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME 13.00% 8,937 1,164 505 1450 $63,478
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME 8.00% 10,966 879 504 1510 $64,910
Maine College of Health ProfessionsLewiston, ME 33.33% 18 6 6 910 $17,827
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME 7.00% 17,786 1,215 605 1510 $66,600
University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME 98.01% 1,306 1,275 230 1040 $23,079
($10,989)
University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, ME 99.07% 539 534 71 - $14,325
($9,045)
University of MaineOrono, ME 96.00% 13,995 13,395 1,868 - $35,346
($12,606)
Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME 60.96% 1,145 703 230 1170 $30,226
($14,746)
University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME 96.95% 755 733 132 - $14,270
($9,080)
University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME 89.00% 5,091 4,523 589 - $42,550
Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, ME 77.98% 913 708 121 - $41,398
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME 81.99% 2,216 1,811 279 1030 $42,834
University of Southern MainePortland, ME 79.00% 5,823 4,618 718 1120 $27,104
($10,920)
Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME 96.95% 853 828 194 - $30,896
Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, ME 82.00% 8,865 7,252 723 - $12,640
Husson UniversityBangor, ME 86.00% 2,543 2,198 586 1110 $22,194
Average 68.84%4,8352,4784381,206$35,050
($17,010)