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Maine Maritime Academy

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Castine, ME
Population 30,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 888
Men / Women 80% / 20%
White 78%
Hispanic 6%
Black 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%
From State 65%
From Region 8%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 41%
Professional 40%
Business & Economics 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 4%
Humanities & Social Sciences 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,158
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,102
Est. In-State Cost $19,608
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,234
10-Year ROI $347,000
ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,513 (34%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (31%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 35%
SAT Range 1120 – 1240
SAT Math Range 530 – 635
SAT RW Range 565 – 625
ACT Range 21 – 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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Maine Maritime Academy 192 84% / 16% 2% $103,079 98%
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 71 99% / 1% 0% $127,327 99 96%
Systems Engineering (MechE) 7 86% / 14% 14% $90,393 94 95%
Marine Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $67,624 76
Oceanography 3 33% / 67% 0% $69,724 79
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 9 22% / 78% 0% $52,111 42
International Business 20 65% / 35% 0% $69,652 79 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $54,227 48
Merchant Marine 51 86% / 14% 4% $106,633 98 100%
Power Plant Technology/Technician 26 92% / 8% 0% $87,847 93