How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Maine Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Maine Colleges is 71.07%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.05%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Maine Colleges has increased by 4.93% from 66.15% to 71.07%. Of the 17 Maine Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 11 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 5 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Maine Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Maine Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Maine Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME66.89%72.06%
5.18%
75.80%
3.74%
61.14%
14.66%
60.08%
1.06%
6.8%
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME17.79%12.14%
5.65%
14.10%
1.96%
17.31%
3.21%
13.74%
3.57%
4.04%
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME10.26%9.05%
1.21%
9.16%
0.1%
8.82%
0.34%
9.19%
0.38%
1.07%
Maine College of Health ProfessionsLewiston, ME47.83%52.17%
4.35%
45.00%
7.17%
84.62%
39.62%
56.25%
28.37%
8.42%
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME13.06%9.67%
3.39%
10.27%
0.6%
8.87%
1.4%
7.61%
1.26%
5.45%
University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME81.21%90.94%
9.73%
94.61%
3.67%
96.69%
2.08%
94.17%
2.51%
12.96%
University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, ME95.02%99.33%
4.31%
99.83%
0.51%
99.88%
0.04%
99.24%
0.63%
4.22%
University of MaineOrono, ME92.34%90.24%
2.1%
92.21%
1.97%
96.46%
4.25%
93.96%
2.5%
1.62%
Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME55.02%45.32%
9.7%
52.14%
6.82%
57.71%
5.57%
57.65%
0.06%
2.63%
University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME91.64%99.05%
7.41%
99.00%
0.05%
99.88%
0.88%
96.99%
2.88%
5.36%
University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME79.82%84.39%
4.57%
87.26%
2.87%
89.99%
2.73%
96.28%
6.29%
16.46%
Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, ME61.37%62.36%
0.99%
70.26%
7.9%
72.07%
1.81%
73.96%
1.89%
12.59%
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME83.62%87.16%
3.54%
86.73%
0.43%
80.58%
6.16%
80.84%
0.27%
2.78%
University of Southern MainePortland, ME85.43%80.90%
4.52%
87.93%
7.03%
86.99%
0.94%
85.43%
1.57%
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Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME-83.81%--97.24% 13.43%
Unity CollegeNew Gloucester, ME94.26%98.27%
4.01%
99.77%
1.5%
91.42%
8.35%
94.31%
2.89%
0.05%
Husson UniversityBangor, ME82.79%84.58%
1.79%
84.66%
0.08%
85.55%
0.89%
91.31%
5.76%
8.51%
Average66.15%68.32%
2.17%
69.30%
0.98%
71.12%
1.83%
71.07%
0.05%
4.93%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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