Maine Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Maine Colleges is 26.91% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Bowdoin College has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 57.01% and Colby College (50.04%) and Bates College (43.03%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Maine Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Bowdoin College has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 57.01% and Colby College has the second highest yield of 50.04%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $44,209 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,719 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 62.20% and the average SAT score is 1,288 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Maine Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year 57.01%
1.92%
8.00%1,510$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
2
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Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year 50.04%
2.29%
7.00%1,510$66,6002,29988.00%10 to 1
3
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Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year 43.03%
2.53%
13.00%1,450$63,4781,79092.00%10 to 1
4
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College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year 27.93%
4.95%
65.02%-$46,17938058.00%10 to 1
5
1
Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year 26.98%
2.12%
86.00%1,110$22,1943,06559.00%16 to 1
6
1
Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year 22.97%
4.72%
96.95%-$30,8961,73750.00%23 to 1
7
1
University of Southern Maine Portland, MEPublic, 4-year 16.00%
0.14%
79.00%1,120$27,104
($10,920)
7,58341.00%14 to 1
8
1
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year 15.02%
1.87%
81.99%1,030$42,8341,47869.00%10 to 1
9
1
University of Maine Orono, MEPublic, 4-year 14.00%
0.25%
96.00%-$35,346
($12,606)
12,23155.00%14 to 1
10
1
University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year 13.00%
2.37%
89.00%-$42,5506,43459.00%12 to 1
Average28.60%62.20%1,288$44,209
($11,763)
3,89166.50%13 to 1