For Maine Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $36,312.

Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $66,600 and Unity Environmental University has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,280 among Maine Private colleges. For graduate programs, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $50,000 and Saint Joseph's College of Maine has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,630 among Maine Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Maine Private colleges in 2024 is $53,695 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Maine Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$36,312$28,285
Books & Supplies$1,052$1,052
Room & Board$14,613$14,613
Other Expenses$1,719$1,719
COA$53,695$45,669

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine Private colleges is $36,312. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Maine Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$35,689$954
2020-2021$34,982$999
2021-2022$35,914$1,015
2022-2023$37,231$1,042
2023-2024$35,066$1,245
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine Private colleges in 2024 is $28,285.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maine Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Maine Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$25,332$675
2020-2021$24,817$662
2021-2022$25,301$693
2022-2023$26,423$704
2023-2024$27,531$754

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maine Private colleges in 2024 is $1,070.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,108.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Maine Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$1,050$891
2020-2021$975$928
2021-2022$999$1,030
2022-2023$1,027$1,077
2023-2024$1,070$1,108

Maine Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Maine Private colleges in 2024 is $16,331 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $11,243 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Maine Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Maine Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $12,234$1,662 $7,783$2,223
2020-2021 $13,025$1,726 $8,075$2,301
2021-2022 $13,592$1,646 $8,230$2,221
2022-2023 $14,117$1,650 $8,538$2,266
2023-2024 $14,613$1,719 $9,133$2,111