For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Maine colleges is 45.53%, 35,871 accepted out of 78,789 applicants.
For Maine college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 3,408 (-4.15%) compared to last year, from 82,197 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 616, which is less than -8.28% last year.
Maine colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 5.73% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Maine colleges. The yield increased by 1.37%.
Among Maine colleges, Colby College has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.09% with 1,360 accepted students out of 19,187 applicants. Colby College has the most number of applicants of 19,187 and University of Maine has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 2,093.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Maine. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | 19,187 1,401 | 1,360 145 | 628 23 | 7.09% 0.26% | 46.18% -3.61% |
| Bowdoin College | 13,265 2,299 | 946 67 | 507 3 | 7.13% -0.89% | 53.59% -3.75% |
| Bates College | 10,027 1,090 | 1,336 172 | 488 -17 | 13.32% 0.30% | 36.53% -6.85% |
| Maine Maritime Academy | 1,365 220 | 739 36 | 242 12 | 54.14% -7.26% | 32.75% 0.03% |
| College of the Atlantic | 476 30 | 334 44 | 78 -3 | 70.17% 5.15% | 23.35% -4.58% |
| Maine College of Health Professions | 14 -4 | 10 4 | 10 4 | 71.43% 38.10% | 100.00% |
| Maine College of Art & Design | 994 81 | 756 48 | 122 1 | 76.06% -1.49% | 16.14% -0.95% |
| University of Southern Maine | 5,822 -1 | 4,613 -5 | 707 -11 | 79.23% -0.08% | 15.33% -0.22% |
| Husson University | 2,856 313 | 2,312 114 | 553 -33 | 80.95% -5.48% | 23.92% -2.74% |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 2,025 -191 | 1,691 -120 | 203 -76 | 83.51% 1.79% | 12.00% -3.41% |
| University of New England | 4,958 -133 | 4,543 20 | 562 -27 | 91.63% 2.79% | 12.37% -0.65% |
| Thomas College | 974 121 | 938 110 | 151 -43 | 96.30% -0.77% | 16.10% -7.33% |
| University of Maine | 14,044 49 | 13,572 177 | 2,093 225 | 96.64% 0.93% | 15.42% 1.47% |
| University of Maine at Farmington | 1,496 190 | 1,447 172 | 269 39 | 96.72% -0.91% | 18.59% 0.55% |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | 529 -10 | 518 -16 | 67 -4 | 97.92% -1.15% | 12.93% -0.37% |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | 757 2 | 756 23 | 146 14 | 99.87% 2.78% | 19.31% 1.30% |