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University of New England

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Biddeford, ME
Population 400,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,189
Men / Women 32% / 68%
White 77%
Asian 7%
Hispanic 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 0%
From State 21%
From Region 53%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 48%
Life & Natural Sciences 33%
Humanities & Social Sciences 6%
Business & Economics 4%
Education 4%
Professional 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,210
Est. Cost of Attendance $63,245
10-Year ROI $81,000
ROI Percentile 13th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $8M #270
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #454
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #513
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 310 #86
Humanities & Social Sciences 71 #210
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

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 New England 522 29% / 71% 0% $67,726 97%
Computational Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $85,801 89
Applied Mathematics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $88,290 90
Chemistry 2 100% / 0% 0% $67,829 68
Animal Behavior and Ethology 22 14% / 86% 0% $44,700 10 88%
Aquaculture 6 83% / 17% 0% $48,930 19
Biochemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,213 58
Biology 13 38% / 62% 0% $70,032 72 96%
Biomedical Sciences 60 28% / 72% 0% $70,032 72 96%
Environmental Science 12 33% / 67% 0% $58,972 47 100%
Environmental Studies 5 40% / 60% 0% $58,972 47 100%
Human Nutrition 8 25% / 75% 0% $56,286 39
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 36 +2 33% / 67% 0% $38,893 5 94%
Neuroscience 6 33% / 67% 0% $65,160 63
Athletic Training 10 40% / 60% 0% $67,101 66 96%
Dental Hygiene 31 3% / 97% 0% $61,962 55 99%
Exercise Science 32 41% / 59% 0% $69,231 70 96%
Health Sciences 27 15% / 85% 0% $65,688 64 99%
Nursing 115 22% / 78% 0% $82,667 86 97%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $141,813 100 97%
Pre-Dentistry Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $68,570 69
Pre-Physician Assistant 24 29% / 71% 0% $69,366 71
Public Health 9 33% / 67% 0% $87,412 90 97%
Business Administration 14 93% / 7% 0% $60,015 50 100%
Entrepreneurship 1 100% / 0% 0% $62,931 58
Sports Management 8 100% / 0% 0% $69,231 70 96%
Corporate Communications 2 50% / 50% 0% $64,174 60
English 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,606 16
History 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,582 28
International Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,289 53
Political Science 5 +1 20% / 80% 20% $62,458 57
Psychology 15 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,047 24 100%
Social Work 5 20% / 80% 0% $58,809 47 97%
Sociology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $52,049 27
Sustainability Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $62,288 56
Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $62,967 58
Elementary Education 10 10% / 90% 0% $64,374 61 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 5 40% / 60% 0% $64,374 61 100%
Special Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,231 63
Studio Art 1 100% / 0% 0% $40,214 5
Maritime Studies 14 43% / 57% 0% $86,839 89