This page provides the latest information on University of Southern Maine (Southern Maine)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. Southern Maine's acceptance rate is 79.23% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 5,822 students applied and 4,613 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Southern Maine.
To apply to Southern Maine, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is required to be considered. In addition, english proficiency test score is also required to submit.
For the academic year 2024-25, Southern Maine's acceptance rate is 79.23% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.33%. 2,282 men and 3,372 women applied to Southern Maine and 1,633 men and 2,834 women students were accepted.
145 applicants who has another gender applied and 130 were accepted.16 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 294 men and 377 women were enrolled in Southern Maine. You can explore the Southern Maine's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 5,822 | 2,282 | 3,372 | 145 | 23 |
| Admitted | 4,613 | 1,633 | 2,834 | 130 | 16 |
| Enrolled | 707 | 294 | 377 | 28 | 8 |
| Acceptance Rate | 79.23% | 71.56% | 84.05% | 89.66% | 69.57% |
| Yield | 15.33% | 18.00% | 13.30% | 21.54% | 50.00% |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2025, 74 students (10% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 11 students (2% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at Southern Maine.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,100, including 560 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 540 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 650 and the 25th percentile is 500. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 600 and the 25th percentile is 490.
The median ACT composite score is 25, with a 75th percentile score of 28 and a 25th percentile score of 24 at Southern Maine. The median ACT Math score is 26 and the median ACT English score is 23.
The SAT and ACT scores at University of Southern Maine are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,088, ACT: 22 - public master's college and university with larger programs).
| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Total | 990 | 1,100 | 1,250 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 500 | 560 | 650 |
| SAT Math | 490 | 540 | 600 |
| ACT Composite | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| ACT Math | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| ACT English | 22 | 23 | 26 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 707 first-year students enrolled in Southern Maine. The proportion of full-time students is 97.17% and part-time students is 2.83%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 41.58% and women students is 53.32%. 3.96% of students has another gender and 1.13% students' gender is unknown.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Southern Maine.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 707 | 294 | 377 | 28 | 8 |
| Full-time | 687 | 285 | 366 | 28 | 8 |
| Part-time | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, SAT / ACT, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is required to be considered in admission process at Southern Maine. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Southern Maine.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Not Considered |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Considered, if submitted |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Considered, if submitted |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Not Considered |
| SAT / ACT | Required |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Considered, if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to Southern Maine:
The institutional SAT code for Southern Maine is 3691 and 4-digit ACT code is 1644.
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