In Maine, 13,004 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 2,228 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Unity College has the most online students of 4,120 out of 4,281 total students (96.24%) among 8 Maine colleges that offer online programs.

University of Maine at Augusta with 2,755 online students and University of Maine with 2,747 online students are following it in the largest online Maine Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Maine Colleges

Unity College has the most online students with 4,120 students and University of Maine at Augusta has the second highest online population with 2,755 students.

Unity College ranked 1st, up 4 places from 5th last year. University of Maine at Augusta ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,589 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,956 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 92.50% and the average SAT score is 1,114 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 47.60% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online Maine Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Maine Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
4		Unity College New Gloucester, MEPrivate, 4-year 4,120
2,691		4,2813,6985838993,382$12,640
2
2		University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, MEPublic, 4-year 2,755
21		4,4464,384621,4662,980$21,548
($8,618)
3
2		University of Maine Orono, MEPublic, 4-year 2,747
1,440		12,2319,7742,4575,8486,383$35,346
($12,606)
4
1		University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year 2,577
654		6,4343,7182,7161,9304,504$42,550
5
3		University of Southern Maine Portland, MEPublic, 4-year 1,932
2,149		7,5835,6161,9672,8074,776$27,104
($10,920)
6
3		University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, MEPublic, 4-year 899
422		1,8471,824236771,170$14,270
($8,990)
7
1		Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year 782
236		1,478990488552926$42,834
8
1		Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year 662
301		3,0652,4296361,1841,881$22,194
9
1		University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, MEPublic, 4-year 487
191		1,2101,19416361849$14,325
($9,045)
10
-		University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, MEPublic, 4-year 339
41		1,8371,5582795541,283$23,079
($10,989)
Average1,7304,4413,5199231,6282,813$25,589
($10,195)