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University of Maine

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Orono, ME
Population 150,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,341
Men / Women 52% / 48%
White 79%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 30%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 17%
Business & Economics 16%
Education 7%
Professional 6%
Arts 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,326
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $36,756
Est. In-State Cost $17,239
Est. Out-of-State Cost $47,548
10-Year ROI $146,000
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $75M #83
Life & Natural Sciences $94M #121
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #201
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 12 #195
Humanities & Social Sciences 29 #330
Life & Natural Sciences 40 #348

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Maine 1,757 48% / 52% 2% $63,202
Biomedical Engineering 22 32% / 68% 9%
Chemical Engineering 34 47% / 53% 0% $91,423
Civil Engineering 39 82% / 18% 3% $78,241
Computer Engineering 16 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 46 83% / 17% 2%
Electrical Engineering 23 +1 96% / 4% 0% $95,719
Engineering Physics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Mathematics 8 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 92 84% / 16% 2% $89,799
Physics 11 64% / 36% 0%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 4 25% / 75% 0%
Animal Sciences 38 +1 11% / 89% 0% $50,981
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 8 38% / 62% 12%
Athletic Training 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 15 +1 60% / 40% 0%
Biology 62 +2 31% / 69% 8% $64,907
Botany 8 38% / 62% 0%
Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0%
Clinical Laboratory Science 5 0% / 100% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 5% / 95% 0% $52,756
Environmental Science 54 +1 35% / 65% 0% $59,435
Environmental Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,435
Forest Resources Production
Forestry 14 86% / 14% 0%
Geosciences 7 57% / 43% 0%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 4 50% / 50% 0%
Marine Sciences 67 39% / 61% 3% $57,264
Microbiology 7 +2 14% / 86% 0%
Molecular Biology 2 100% / 0% 0%
Nursing 67 15% / 85% 0% $79,734
Nutrition Sciences 14 21% / 79% 0%
Physical Education 57 +1 51% / 49% 5% $53,940
Wildlife Management 35 +1 49% / 51% 3% $43,168
Zoology 26 23% / 77% 0%
Accounting 13 +4 54% / 46% 8% $61,838
Business Administration 84 +32 69% / 31% 5% $64,741
Business Economics 16 +10 75% / 25% 6%
Entrepreneurship 4 0% / 100% 0%
Finance 66 +14 94% / 6% 6% $68,624
Leisure Studies 8 88% / 12% 0%
Management Information Systems 4 +18 50% / 50% 0%
Managerial Economics 2 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Marketing 76 +26 43% / 57% 1% $66,185
Recreation Management 2 100% / 0% 0%
Sports Management 9 +10 78% / 22% 22%
Anthropology 16 +5 31% / 69% 0%
Applied Anthropology 5 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 29 +2 41% / 59% 3% $57,678
Community Psychology 7 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Communication 16 56% / 44% 0% $53,000
English 21 +3 14% / 86% 5% $43,430
General Studies 14 14% / 86% 0% $50,778
History 24 +5 71% / 29% 4%
Human Development and Family Studies 42 +5 10% / 90% 0% $40,143
International Affairs 12 +1 42% / 58% 8%
Journalism 11 +1 73% / 27% 0%
Mass Communication 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $57,678
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Philosophy 5 +1 80% / 20% 0%
Political Science 44 +5 50% / 50% 0% $61,120
Psychology 90 +4 28% / 72% 3% $45,643
Social Work 31 6% / 94% 0% $50,827
Sociology 10 +3 20% / 80% 0%
Women's Studies 3 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Education 11 9% / 91% 0%
Elementary Education 57 16% / 84% 2% $44,004
General Education 28 39% / 61% 4% $50,778
Secondary Education and Teaching 22 41% / 59% 0% $44,004
Art Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $53,940
Art History 1 100% / 0% 0%
Art Studies 9 22% / 78% 0%
Music 4 100% / 0% 0%
Music Education 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $53,940
Music Performance 4 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 13 +2 23% / 77% 0%
Theater 5 40% / 60% 0%
Construction Engineering Technology 34 94% / 6% 3% $81,513
Electrical Engineering Technology 21 90% / 10% 5% $103,161
Mechanical Engineering Technology 22 86% / 14% 5% $79,245
Surveying Technology/Surveying 26 96% / 4% 0%