Best Colleges in Maine

All 28 colleges in Maine, ranked by overall quality and led by Bowdoin College, Colby College and Bates College. 14 public, 14 private. median out-of-state tuition $23,304. lowest in-state tuition $4,140 at Central Maine Community College. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.

1. 1. Bowdoin College — Brunswick, ME · 7.1% acceptance · SAT 1,520 · $67,832 tuition · 95% grad rate
2. 2. Colby College — Waterville, ME · 7.1% acceptance · SAT 1,501 · $69,600 tuition · 89% grad rate
3. 3. Bates College — Lewiston, ME · 13.3% acceptance · SAT 1,468 · $66,590 tuition · 90% grad rate
4. 4. University of Maine — Orono, ME · 96.6% acceptance · $36,756 tuition · 55% grad rate
5. 5. University of Southern Maine — Portland, ME · 79.2% acceptance · SAT 1,116 · $27,944 tuition · 40% grad rate
6. 6. University of Maine at Farmington — Farmington, ME · 96.7% acceptance · SAT 1,130 · $23,878 tuition · 52% grad rate
7. 7. University of Maine at Presque Isle — Presque Isle, ME · 99.9% acceptance · $14,862 tuition · 52% grad rate
8. 8. University of Maine at Machias — Machias, ME · SAT 970 · $20,052 tuition · 28% grad rate
9. 9. Husson University — Bangor, ME · 81% acceptance · SAT 1,180 · $23,304 tuition · 59% grad rate
10. 10. Maine Maritime Academy — Castine, ME · 54.1% acceptance · SAT 1,166 · $31,102 tuition · 58% grad rate
11. 11. College of the Atlantic — Bar Harbor, ME · 70.2% acceptance · SAT 1,370 · $47,997 tuition · 68% grad rate
12. 12. Beal University — Bangor, ME · 36% grad rate
13. 13. Maine College of Health Professions — Lewiston, ME · 71.4% acceptance · $20,952 tuition · 67% grad rate
14. 14. Central Maine Community College — Auburn, ME · $7,020 tuition · 30% grad rate
15. 15. Eastern Maine Community College — Bangor, ME · $7,036 tuition · 32% grad rate
16. 16. Kennebec Valley Community College — Fairfield, ME · $7,036 tuition · 39% grad rate
17. 17. University of Maine at Augusta — Augusta, ME · $22,178 tuition · 27% grad rate
18. 18. University of Maine at Fort Kent — Fort Kent, ME · 97.9% acceptance · $14,880 tuition · 39% grad rate
19. 19. University of New England — Biddeford, ME · 91.6% acceptance · $44,210 tuition · 68% grad rate
20. 20. Northern Maine Community College — Presque Isle, ME · $7,036 tuition · 42% grad rate
21. 21. Maine College of Art & Design — Portland, ME · 76.1% acceptance · $42,942 tuition · 52% grad rate
22. 22. Saint Joseph's College of Maine — Standish, ME · 83.5% acceptance · SAT 1,040 · $44,420 tuition · 66% grad rate
23. 23. Southern Maine Community College — South Portland, ME · $7,036 tuition · 28% grad rate
24. 24. Thomas College — Waterville, ME · 96.3% acceptance · $31,824 tuition · 54% grad rate
25. 25. Unity Environmental University — New Gloucester, ME · $12,640 tuition · 29% grad rate
26. 26. York County Community College — Wells, ME · $7,036 tuition · 34% grad rate
27. 27. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts — Portland, ME
28. 28. Maine Media College — Rockport, ME

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