For Maine colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,022 for Maine residents and $26,603 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,247 for Maine residents and $23,957 for out-of-state students.
Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $69,600 and Central Maine Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,020 among Maine colleges. For graduate programs, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $52,000 and University of Maine at Fort Kent has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,000 among Maine colleges.
You can narrow Maine colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Maine colleges in 2025 is $24,729 for state residents and $43,310 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,022 | $26,603 | $11,247 | $23,957 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,162 | $1,162 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,901 | $12,901 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,645 | $2,645 | ||
| COA | $24,729 | $43,310 | $27,955 | $40,664 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine colleges is $8,022 for state residents and $26,603 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,656 | $1,289 | $22,989 | $1,193 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,018 | $1,124 | $23,352 | $1,076 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,033 | $1,139 | $24,058 | $1,096 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,155 | $1,301 | $24,192 | $1,274 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,410 | $1,612 | $25,328 | $1,275 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine colleges in 2025 is $11,247 for state residents and $23,957 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maine colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,763 | $794 | $21,988 | $720 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,123 | $612 | $20,924 | $653 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,898 | $836 | $21,483 | $776 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,987 | $796 | $21,967 | $775 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,272 | $975 | $23,065 | $892 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maine colleges in 2025 is $649 for state residents and $808 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $839 for state residents and $986 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $497 | $642 | $765 | $921 |
| 2021-2022 | $510 | $659 | $808 | $950 |
| 2022-2023 | $522 | $675 | $795 | $942 |
| 2023-2024 | $540 | $702 | $834 | $980 |
| 2024-2025 | $649 | $808 | $839 | $986 |
The average living costs of Maine colleges in 2025 is $15,545 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $12,826 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Maine colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,841 | $2,537 | $7,998 | $3,411 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,153 | $2,443 | $8,124 | $3,386 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,574 | $2,519 | $8,290 | $3,439 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,121 | $2,624 | $9,066 | $3,325 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,901 | $2,645 | $9,417 | $3,409 |