Maine Colleges Enrollment Trends

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 51,649, and 54,638 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 82.53% are undergraduate students and 17.47% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 5,572, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 626.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Maine Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Maine Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	48,440	39,522	16,693	22,829	8,918	2,572	6,346
2013-14	48,231 -209	39,246 -276	16,709 16	22,537 -292	8,985 67	2,641 69	6,344 -2
2014-15	47,764 -467	38,798 -448	16,504 -205	22,294 -243	8,966 -19	2,680 39	6,286 -58
2015-16	51,590 3,826	42,243 3,445	18,106 1,602	24,137 1,843	9,347 381	2,964 284	6,383 97
2016-17	52,451 861	42,924 681	18,094 -12	24,830 693	9,527 180	3,024 60	6,503 120
2017-18	52,753 302	43,013 89	18,201 107	24,812 -18	9,740 213	2,993 -31	6,747 244
2018-19	53,226 473	43,685 672	18,610 409	25,075 263	9,541 -199	2,898 -95	6,643 -104
2019-20	53,228 2	43,866 181	18,807 197	25,059 -16	9,362 -179	2,859 -39	6,503 -140
2020-21	52,588 -640	42,970 -896	18,061 -746	24,909 -150	9,618 256	3,006 147	6,612 109
2021-22	53,228 640	43,660 690	17,968 -93	25,692 783	9,568 -50	2,845 -161	6,723 111
2022-23	54,638 1,410	45,094 1,434	18,150 182	26,944 1,252	9,544 -24	2,850 5	6,694 -29
Average	51,649	42,275	17,809	24,465	9,374	2,848	6,526

Student Population Changes of Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 42,275. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 5,572 from 39,522 to 45,094.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39,522	28,737	13,039	15,698	10,785	3,654	7,131
2013-14	39,246	28,610	13,117	15,493	10,636	3,592	7,044
2014-15	38,798	28,435	13,003	15,432	10,363	3,501	6,862
2015-16	42,243	30,582	14,010	16,572	11,661	4,096	7,565
2016-17	42,924	30,837	13,967	16,870	12,087	4,127	7,960
2017-18	43,013	30,798	14,130	16,668	12,215	4,071	8,144
2018-19	43,685	30,990	14,109	16,881	12,695	4,501	8,194
2019-20	43,866	30,781	14,007	16,774	13,085	4,800	8,285
2020-21	42,970	30,599	13,546	17,053	12,371	4,515	7,856
2021-22	43,660	31,219	13,356	17,863	12,441	4,612	7,829
2022-23	45,094	32,048	13,249	18,799	13,046	4,901	8,145
Average	42,275	42,275	13,594	16,737	42,275	4,215	7,729

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 9,374. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 626 from 8,918 to 9,544.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	8,918	4,615	1,509	3,106	4,303	1,063	3,240
2013-14	8,985	4,559	1,540	3,019	4,426	1,101	3,325
2014-15	8,966	4,732	1,611	3,121	4,234	1,069	3,165
2015-16	9,347	5,654	1,921	3,733	3,693	1,043	2,650
2016-17	9,527	5,430	1,898	3,532	4,097	1,126	2,971
2017-18	9,740	5,559	1,888	3,671	4,181	1,105	3,076
2018-19	9,541	5,210	1,757	3,453	4,331	1,141	3,190
2019-20	9,362	5,007	1,722	3,285	4,355	1,137	3,218
2020-21	9,618	4,808	1,633	3,175	4,810	1,373	3,437
2021-22	9,568	4,694	1,539	3,155	4,874	1,306	3,568
2022-23	9,544	4,465	1,381	3,084	5,079	1,469	3,610
Average	9,374	9,374	1,673	3,303	9,374	1,176	3,223

Graduate Enrollment Changes of Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.99%. The percentage was 75.63% 10 years ago and Maine Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.01% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.95% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Maine Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	459	950	1,107	1,068	82	36,636	852
2013-14	450	1,025	1,262	1,177	42	35,929	1,005
2014-15	416	1,031	1,337	1,218	37	35,231	1,141
2015-16	432	1,264	1,612	1,303	52	38,096	1,185
2016-17	422	1,346	1,741	1,373	47	38,813	1,199
2017-18	390	1,411	1,762	1,495	42	38,327	2,014
2018-19	412	1,420	1,842	1,569	50	38,928	1,323
2019-20	400	1,455	1,884	1,635	46	39,399	1,582
2020-21	364	1,570	1,953	1,936	34	39,041	1,640
2021-22	374	1,513	1,905	2,143	44	40,061	1,904
2022-23	379	1,645	2,156	2,625	56	41,522	2,031
Average	409	1,330	1,687	1,595	48	38,362	1,443

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

17,768 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 120.75% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Maine Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	48,440	8,049	6,219	34,172
2013-14	48,231	8,151	6,364	33,716
2014-15	47,764	8,317	7,009	32,438
2015-16	51,590	9,745	7,651	34,194
2016-17	52,451	8,066	7,714	36,671
2017-18	52,753	10,320	8,473	33,960
2018-19	53,226	10,269	8,512	34,445
2019-20	53,228	10,640	8,511	34,077
2020-21	52,588	19,857	16,085	16,646
2021-22	53,228	15,997	13,130	24,101
2022-23	54,638	17,768	11,561	25,309
Average	51,649	11,562	9,203	30,884

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Maine Colleges

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Enrollment Trends for Maine Colleges