University of Maine at Farmington Admission Requirements and Statistics

[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]

How hard is UMF to get into?

This page provides the latest information on University of Maine at Farmington (UMF)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. UMF's acceptance rate is 96.72% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 1,496 students applied and 1,447 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into UMF.

To apply to UMF, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

  • The median SAT score is 1130 at UMF.
  • UMF's yield rate is 18.59%, which is significantly lower by 10.84 percentage points (approximately 36.8% lower) compared to similar colleges with acceptance rates between 90% and 100% (average yield: 29.43%). You can compare colleges with similar acceptance rates to UMF at Maine colleges with acceptance rates higher than 70%.
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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2024-25, UMF's acceptance rate is 96.72% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 18.59%. 504 men and 931 women applied to UMF and 490 men and 897 women students were accepted.

Among them, 91 men and 178 women were enrolled in UMF. You can explore the UMF's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UMF
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,49650493100
Admitted1,44749089700
Enrolled2699117800
Acceptance Rate 96.72%97.22%96.35%--
Yield 18.59%18.57%19.84%--

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

University of Maine at Farmington 2025 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

Median SAT and ACT Score

For the academic year 2025, 25 students (9% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores as part of the admission process at UMF.

The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,130, including 550 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 580 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 605 and the 25th percentile is 485. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 640 and the 25th percentile is 510.

2025 SAT and ACT Scores at UMF
25th Percentile50th Percentile (Median)75th Percentile
SAT Total9951,1301,245
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing485550605
SAT Math510580640

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2024-25, total 269 first-year students enrolled in UMF. The proportion of full-time students is 95.91% and part-time students is 4.09%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 33.83% and women students is 66.17%.

The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UMF.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UMF
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Total2699117800
Full-time2588717100
Part-time114700

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at UMF. The english proficiency test is required .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Maine at Farmington.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UMF Admission Requirements
High School GPAConsidered, if submitted
High School RankConsidered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsRequired
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesRequired
SAT / ACTConsidered, if submitted
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Considered, if submitted
Work experienceConsidered, if submitted
Personal statement or essayRequired
Legacy statusConsidered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The following provides general admission information for applying to UMF:

UMF Admission Frequently Asked Questions

UMF is relatively easy to get into, with an acceptance rate of 96.72%.
UMF recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to UMF is 1,130. A higher SAT score will strengthen your application.
Yes, UMF requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, UMF requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
UMF does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, UMF requires applicants to submit high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, UMF requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.

The institutional SAT code for UMF is 3506 and 4-digit ACT code is 1640.

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