Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Orono, ME
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,693
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 64%
From Region 17%
Athletes 8.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Maine 1,795 50% / 50% 2% $62,659 62 97%
Biomedical Engineering 24 58% / 42% 0% $79,042 85 100%
Chemical Engineering 26 58% / 42% 0% $89,340 92 100%
Civil Engineering 37 54% / 46% 0% $76,459 82 98%
Computer Engineering 18 100% / 0% 6% $103,453 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 11 91% / 9% 0% $93,538 94 100%
Engineering Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $87,741 91
Mechanical Engineering 105 96% / 4% 1% $87,753 91 100%
Computer Science 55 89% / 11% 9% $97,655 96 94%
Chemistry 8 75% / 25% 0% $63,984 64
Geosciences 9 33% / 67% 0% $60,656 57
Marine Sciences 65 +1 40% / 60% 0% $55,769 44 100%
Mathematics 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $64,045 65
Physics 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $64,355 65
Biochemistry 12 25% / 75% 25% $61,394 59
Biology 54 44% / 56% 2% $63,167 63 91%
Botany 8 50% / 50% 0% $46,537 17
Microbiology 18 +2 33% / 67% 0% $59,718 55
Molecular Biology 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $59,752 55
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 7 71% / 29% 0% $55,507 43
Animal Sciences 39 8% / 92% 0% $49,760 26 100%
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 12 67% / 33% 0% $55,319 42
Environmental Science 51 +1 35% / 65% 0% $57,699 49 94%
Environmental Studies $57,699 49 94%
Forest Resources Production 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,590 37
Forestry 14 93% / 7% 0% $55,047 42 100%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 13 46% / 54% 8% $44,918 14
Nutrition Sciences 18 33% / 67% 0% $56,017 45
Wildlife Management 31 42% / 58% 0% $41,907 10 100%
Zoology 26 12% / 88% 0% $35,472 4 96%
Athletic Training 8 25% / 75% 0% $59,549 54
Clinical Laboratory Science 7 43% / 57% 0% $78,924 85
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,865 32 100%
Nursing 91 15% / 85% 0% $78,388 84 98%
Accounting 21 +3 76% / 24% 10% $60,514 57 100%
Business Administration 94 +54 59% / 41% 3% $63,355 63 98%
Business Economics 24 +9 71% / 29% 0% $64,301 65 100%
Entrepreneurship 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,907 62
Entrepreneurship 1 100% / 0% 100%
Finance 70 +12 77% / 23% 4% $67,154 70 98%
Leisure Studies 10 30% / 70% 0% $49,124 24
Management Information Systems 5 +9 100% / 0% 0% $68,429 73
Managerial Economics 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $67,424 71
Marketing 87 +34 49% / 51% 1% $64,767 66 100%
Recreation Management 3 67% / 33% 0% $50,471 28
Sports Management 17 +16 76% / 24% 12% $52,331 33
Anthropology 12 +2 17% / 83% 0% $34,112 3 90%
Applied Anthropology 3 67% / 33% 0% $34,112 3 90%
Communication 24 +2 46% / 54% 0% $56,175 45 87%
Community Psychology 5 0% / 100% 0% $34,923 4 91%
Digital Communication 28 50% / 50% 4% $51,619 31 84%
English 16 +4 25% / 75% 0% $42,542 10 90%
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 5 0% / 100% 0% $49,882 26 86%
German 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 21 +2 67% / 33% 5% $52,560 34 89%
Human Development and Family Studies 20 +7 15% / 85% 5% $39,220 7 93%
International Affairs 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $61,790 60 91%
Journalism 8 50% / 50% 0% $53,841 38 100%
Mass Communication 7 +1 29% / 71% 14% $56,175 45 87%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $47,983 21
Philosophy 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $48,157 21
Political Science 39 +8 56% / 44% 0% $59,756 55 100%
Psychology 90 +5 20% / 80% 0% $44,751 14 98%
Social Work 29 7% / 93% 0% $44,333 13 100%
Sociology 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $57,505 49 100%
Women's Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $48,092 21
Education 10 30% / 70% 10% $48,073 21
Elementary Education 42 2% / 98% 0% $43,398 12 96%
General Education 35 51% / 49% 3% $49,882 26 86%
Physical Education 50 46% / 54% 0% $50,975 29 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 33 42% / 58% 0% $43,398 12 96%
Art Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $50,975 29 100%
Art History 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,189 13 92%
Art Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $44,189 13 92%
Music 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $43,844 12
Music Education 7 43% / 57% 0% $50,975 29 100%
Music Performance 3 100% / 0% 0% $43,932 12
Studio Art 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $44,189 13 92%
Theater 6 17% / 83% 0% $39,669 7
Construction Engineering Technology 26 81% / 19% 0% $79,819 85 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 22 86% / 14% 18% $101,016 97 91%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 33 94% / 6% 0% $77,598 84 97%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 24 92% / 8% 0% $86,152 90

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,000
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $39,103
Est. In-State Cost $18,110
Est. Out-of-State Cost $50,584
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 18.8% 337 63% / 37% 4% $63,428 63 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.6% 333 32% / 68% 1% $48,656 23 94%
Engineering 12.4% 223 81% / 19% 1% $86,679 90 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 11.8% 212 35% / 65% 0% $49,875 26 97%
Education 9.5% 170 35% / 65% 1% $47,236 19 95%
Health Sciences 6.9% 124 15% / 85% 0% $73,353 79 99%
Professional 5.8% 105 89% / 11% 4% $85,010 89 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 100 42% / 58% 4% $60,730 57 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 5.5% 99 44% / 56% 0% $58,323 51 100%
Computer Science 3.1% 55 89% / 11% 9% $97,655 96 94%
Arts 2.1% 37 27% / 73% 0% $45,810 16 96%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $71.4M #72 66% $2.1M 8 #188 125 7
Agriculture & Food Science $39.4M #40 56% $1.1M 17 #36 83 23
Physical Sciences & Math $36.6M #92 39% $0.4M 15 #148 103 14
Life & Natural Sciences $14.5M #139 49% $0 12 #136 91 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $7.4M #169 12% $0.1M 11 #226 43 2
Health Sciences $4.1M #168 59% $0.0M
Computer Science $2.8M #173 42% $0.0M 4 #152 27 1
Education $2.0M #173 14% $0 14 #277
Business & Economics $2.0M #156 2% $0.0M
Total $180M #127 53% $3.8M 81 #200 472 52

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional