A total of 72,446 students are enrolled in Maine colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By gender, there are 28,470 men students and 43,976 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.65 to 1.

In 4-year colleges, 61.57% of total enrollment is women students and 38.43% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 57.70%.

For Maine colleges with more than 1,000 students, Bowdoin College has the highest ratio of men students (48.36%) and Unity Environmental University has the highest ratio of women students (79.00%).

Student Population by Gender and School Level for Maine Colleges

By gender, 39.30% of total students is men students (28,470) and 60.70% is women students (43,976) in Maine collegs.

In 25 4-year Maine colleges in United States, there are 21,000 men students which is 38.43% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Maine colleges is 61.57% (33,638).

Of the 16,837 students attending Maine community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 42.30% are men (9,715) and 57.70% are women students (9,715).

In Maine trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 348 men and 623 women students, accounting for 35.84% and 64.16% of total students.

Summary Table of Student Population by Gender and School Level for Maine Colleges
School LevelTotalMenWomen
All Levels72,446 28,470
(39.30%)
43,976
(60.70%)
4-year Colleges54,638 21,000
(38.43%)
33,638
(61.57%)
Community Colleges16,837 7,122
(42.30%)
9,715
(57.70%)
Trade Schools971 348
(35.84%)
623
(64.16%)

Student Population Comparison By Gender for All Maine Colleges

The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Maine colleges. A total of 72,446 students have enrolled in Maine colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Gender between Maine Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen TotalMenWomen
College of the AtlanticPrivate, 4-year380123
(32.4%)
257
(67.6%)
377 121
(32.1%)
256
(67.9%)
3 2
(66.7%)
1
(33.3%)
Bates CollegePrivate, 4-year1,790846
(47.3%)
944
(52.7%)
1,790 846
(47.3%)
944
(52.7%)
- - -
Beal UniversityPrivate, 4-year40084
(21.0%)
316
(79.0%)
399 84
(21.1%)
315
(78.9%)
1 - 1
(100.0%)
Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-year1,915926
(48.4%)
989
(51.6%)
1,915 926
(48.4%)
989
(51.6%)
- - -
Maine College of Health ProfessionsPrivate, 4-year23719
(8.0%)
218
(92.0%)
237 19
(8.0%)
218
(92.0%)
- - -
Central Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3761,448
(42.9%)
1,928
(57.1%)
3,376 1,448
(42.9%)
1,928
(57.1%)
- - -
Colby CollegePrivate, 4-year2,2991,094
(47.6%)
1,205
(52.4%)
2,299 1,094
(47.6%)
1,205
(52.4%)
- - -
Eastern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3761,164
(49.0%)
1,212
(51.0%)
2,376 1,164
(49.0%)
1,212
(51.0%)
- - -
Kennebec Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,119697
(32.9%)
1,422
(67.1%)
2,119 697
(32.9%)
1,422
(67.1%)
- - -
The Landing SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year4643
(93.5%)
3
(6.5%)
46 43
(93.5%)
3
(6.5%)
- - -
University of Maine at AugustaPublic, 4-year4,4461,466
(33.0%)
2,980
(67.0%)
4,384 1,438
(32.8%)
2,946
(67.2%)
62 28
(45.2%)
34
(54.8%)
University of Maine at FarmingtonPublic, 4-year1,837554
(30.2%)
1,283
(69.8%)
1,558 512
(32.9%)
1,046
(67.1%)
279 42
(15.1%)
237
(84.9%)
University of Maine at Fort KentPublic, 4-year1,210361
(29.8%)
849
(70.2%)
1,194 358
(30.0%)
836
(70.0%)
16 3
(18.8%)
13
(81.3%)
University of MainePublic, 4-year12,2315,848
(47.8%)
6,383
(52.2%)
9,774 4,924
(50.4%)
4,850
(49.6%)
2,457 924
(37.6%)
1,533
(62.4%)
Maine Maritime AcademyPublic, 4-year897721
(80.4%)
176
(19.6%)
878 706
(80.4%)
172
(19.6%)
19 15
(78.9%)
4
(21.1%)
University of Maine at Presque IslePublic, 4-year1,847677
(36.7%)
1,170
(63.3%)
1,824 664
(36.4%)
1,160
(63.6%)
23 13
(56.5%)
10
(43.5%)
University of New EnglandPrivate, 4-year6,4341,930
(30.0%)
4,504
(70.0%)
3,718 1,171
(31.5%)
2,547
(68.5%)
2,716 759
(27.9%)
1,957
(72.1%)
Northern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year783382
(48.8%)
401
(51.2%)
783 382
(48.8%)
401
(51.2%)
- - -
Empire Beauty School-MainePrivate, Less than 2-year1554
(2.6%)
151
(97.4%)
155 4
(2.6%)
151
(97.4%)
- - -
Maine College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year436100
(22.9%)
336
(77.1%)
380 87
(22.9%)
293
(77.1%)
56 13
(23.2%)
43
(76.8%)
Saint Joseph's College of MainePrivate, 4-year1,478552
(37.3%)
926
(62.7%)
990 372
(37.6%)
618
(62.4%)
488 180
(36.9%)
308
(63.1%)
Spa Tech Institute-WestbrookPrivate, Less than 2-year24823
(9.3%)
225
(90.7%)
248 23
(9.3%)
225
(90.7%)
- - -
Southern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,0072,608
(43.4%)
3,399
(56.6%)
6,007 2,608
(43.4%)
3,399
(56.6%)
- - -
University of Southern MainePublic, 4-year7,5832,807
(37.0%)
4,776
(63.0%)
5,616 2,315
(41.2%)
3,301
(58.8%)
1,967 492
(25.0%)
1,475
(75.0%)
Thomas CollegePrivate, 4-year1,737775
(44.6%)
962
(55.4%)
1,623 726
(44.7%)
897
(55.3%)
114 49
(43.0%)
65
(57.0%)
Unity Environmental UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,281899
(21.0%)
3,382
(79.0%)
3,698 782
(21.1%)
2,916
(78.9%)
583 117
(20.1%)
466
(79.9%)
Washington County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year505188
(37.2%)
317
(62.8%)
505 188
(37.2%)
317
(62.8%)
- - -
York County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,625592
(36.4%)
1,033
(63.6%)
1,625 592
(36.4%)
1,033
(63.6%)
- - -
Capilo School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year1618
(5.0%)
153
(95.0%)
161 8
(5.0%)
153
(95.0%)
- - -
Northeast Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year407313
(76.9%)
94
(23.1%)
407 313
(76.9%)
94
(23.1%)
- - -
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual ArtsPrivate, 4-year9222
(23.9%)
70
(76.1%)
- - -92 22
(23.9%)
70
(76.1%)
Husson UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,0651,184
(38.6%)
1,881
(61.4%)
2,429 1,000
(41.2%)
1,429
(58.8%)
636 184
(28.9%)
452
(71.1%)
Maine Media CollegePrivate, 4-year4312
(27.9%)
31
(72.1%)
11 5
(45.5%)
6
(54.5%)
32 7
(21.9%)
25
(78.1%)
Beal UniversityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
University of Maine - MachiasPublic, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
Empire Beauty School-BangorPrivate, Less than 2-year-- - - - -- - -
Unity Environmental UniversityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
Unity Environmental University - UnityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year-- - - - -- - -