For Maine Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $37,865.
Colby College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $69,600 and Unity Environmental University has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,280 among Maine Private colleges. For graduate programs, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $52,000 and Saint Joseph's College of Maine has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,738 among Maine Private colleges.
The average COA of Maine Private colleges in 2025 is $56,057 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $37,865 | $30,079 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,102 | $1,102 |
| Room & Board | $15,318 | $15,318 |
| Other Expenses | $1,771 | $1,771 |
| COA | $56,057 | $48,271 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Maine Private colleges is $37,865. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Maine Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $34,982 | $999 |
| 2021-2022 | $35,914 | $1,015 |
| 2022-2023 | $37,231 | $1,042 |
| 2023-2024 | $35,066 | $1,245 |
| 2024-2025 | $36,835 | $1,029 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Maine Private colleges in 2025 is $30,079.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Maine Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $24,817 | $662 |
| 2021-2022 | $25,301 | $693 |
| 2022-2023 | $26,423 | $704 |
| 2023-2024 | $27,531 | $754 |
| 2024-2025 | $29,271 | $808 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Maine Private colleges in 2025 is $1,271.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,108.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $975 | $928 |
| 2021-2022 | $999 | $1,030 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,027 | $1,077 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,070 | $1,108 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,271 | $1,108 |
The average living costs of Maine Private colleges in 2025 is $17,090 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $11,651 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,025 | $1,726 | $8,075 | $2,301 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,592 | $1,646 | $8,230 | $2,221 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,117 | $1,650 | $8,538 | $2,266 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,613 | $1,719 | $9,133 | $2,111 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,318 | $1,771 | $9,466 | $2,184 |