51.34% of Applicants Accepted to Maine Colleges in 2023-2024 Admission

For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Maine colleges is 51.34%, 42,202 accepted out of 82,197 applicants.

For Maine college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 5,976 (7.84%) compared to last year, from 76,221 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 46, which is more than 0.62% last year.

Maine colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.73% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Maine colleges. The yield decreased by 0.31%.

Among Maine colleges, Colby College has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.00% with 1,245 accepted students out of 17,786 applicants. Colby College has the most number of applicants of 17,786 and University of Maine has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 1,881.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Maine Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Maine. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.