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University of Maine

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
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%
From State 64%
From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Business & Economics 16%
Engineering 13%
Education 10%
Physical Sciences & Math 6%
Professional 6%
Health Sciences 5%
Arts 3%
Computer Science 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 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
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 #120
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #199
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 12 #191
Humanities & Social Sciences 29 #318
Life & Natural Sciences 40 #325

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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
University of Maine 1,757 48% / 52% 2% $61,237 97%
Biomedical Engineering 22 32% / 68% 9% $78,458 85 100%
Chemical Engineering 34 47% / 53% 0% $88,680 92 100%
Civil Engineering 39 82% / 18% 3% $75,894 83 98%
Computer Engineering 16 +1 100% / 0% 0% $102,689 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 23 +1 96% / 4% 0% $92,847 94 100%
Engineering Physics 2 50% / 50% 0% $89,832 93
Mechanical Engineering 92 84% / 16% 2% $87,105 91 100%
Computer Science 46 83% / 17% 2% $97,425 96 94%
Chemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $63,784 66
Geosciences 7 57% / 43% 0% $57,974 52
Marine Sciences 67 39% / 61% 3% $55,546 46 100%
Mathematics 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,254 68
Physics 11 64% / 36% 0% $68,918 75
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 4 25% / 75% 0% $53,402 39
Animal Sciences 38 +1 11% / 89% 0% $49,452 28 100%
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 8 38% / 62% 12% $53,228 39
Biochemistry 15 +1 60% / 40% 0% $60,611 59
Biology 62 +2 31% / 69% 8% $62,960 64 91%
Botany 8 38% / 62% 0% $46,728 20
Environmental Science 54 +1 35% / 65% 0% $57,652 52 94%
Environmental Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,652 52 94%
Forest Resources Production $54,574 43
Forestry 14 86% / 14% 0% $55,002 44 100%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 4 50% / 50% 0% $43,971 14
Microbiology 7 +2 14% / 86% 0% $58,782 54
Molecular Biology 2 100% / 0% 0% $59,691 57
Nutrition Sciences 14 21% / 79% 0% $56,159 47
Wildlife Management 35 +1 49% / 51% 3% $41,873 10 100%
Zoology 26 23% / 77% 0% $35,356 4 96%
Athletic Training 2 100% / 0% 0% $60,570 59
Clinical Laboratory Science 5 0% / 100% 0% $70,872 77
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 5% / 95% 0% $51,173 33 100%
Nursing 67 15% / 85% 0% $77,342 84 98%
Accounting 13 +4 54% / 46% 8% $59,983 58 100%
Business Administration 84 +32 69% / 31% 5% $62,799 64 98%
Business Economics 16 +10 75% / 25% 6% $63,795 66 100%
Entrepreneurship 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,150 64
Finance 66 +14 94% / 6% 6% $66,565 71 98%
Leisure Studies 8 88% / 12% 0% $47,627 23
Management Information Systems 4 +18 50% / 50% 0% $67,826 73
Managerial Economics 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $67,693 73
Marketing 76 +26 43% / 57% 1% $64,199 66 100%
Recreation Management 2 100% / 0% 0% $47,795 23
Sports Management 9 +10 78% / 22% 22% $52,704 37
Anthropology 16 +5 31% / 69% 0% $33,844 3 90%
Applied Anthropology 5 0% / 100% 0% $33,844 3 90%
Communication 29 +2 41% / 59% 3% $55,948 47 87%
Community Psychology 7 0% / 100% 0% $34,551 4 91%
Digital Communication 16 56% / 44% 0% $51,410 33 84%
English 21 +3 14% / 86% 5% $42,127 11 90%
General Studies 14 14% / 86% 0% $49,255 27 86%
History 24 +5 71% / 29% 4% $52,140 36 89%
Human Development and Family Studies 42 +5 10% / 90% 0% $38,939 7 93%
International Affairs 12 +1 42% / 58% 8% $61,304 61 91%
Journalism 11 +1 73% / 27% 0% $53,623 40 100%
Mass Communication 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $55,948 47 87%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $46,606 20
Philosophy 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $49,520 28
Political Science 44 +5 50% / 50% 0% $59,286 56 100%
Psychology 90 +4 28% / 72% 3% $44,274 15 98%
Social Work 31 6% / 94% 0% $43,549 13 100%
Sociology 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $57,053 50 100%
Women's Studies 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $47,523 22
Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $46,750 20
Elementary Education 57 16% / 84% 2% $42,684 12 96%
General Education 28 39% / 61% 4% $49,255 27 86%
Physical Education 57 +1 51% / 49% 5% $50,136 30 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 22 41% / 59% 0% $42,684 12 96%
Art Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $50,136 30 100%
Art History 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,978 14 92%
Art Studies 9 22% / 78% 0% $43,978 14 92%
Music 4 100% / 0% 0% $43,145 13
Music Education 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $50,136 30 100%
Music Performance 4 50% / 50% 0% $43,170 13
Studio Art 13 +2 23% / 77% 0% $43,978 14 92%
Theater 5 40% / 60% 0% $37,140 5
Construction Engineering Technology 34 94% / 6% 3% $79,068 86 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 21 90% / 10% 5% $100,066 97 91%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 22 86% / 14% 5% $76,868 84 97%
Surveying Technology/Surveying 26 96% / 4% 0% $84,906 90