Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 8 Easiest Maine Private Colleges to Get In is 56.26% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,472 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,762 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 96.30% 0.77% | 16.10% | - | $31,824 | 1,635 | 54.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year | 91.63% 2.79% | 12.37% | - | $44,210 | 6,573 | 68.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year | 83.51% 1.79% | 12.00% | 1,040 | $44,420 | 1,454 | 66.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 80.95% 5.48% | 23.92% | 1,180 | $23,304 | 3,367 | 59.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 1 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 70.17% 5.15% | 23.35% | 1,370 | $47,997 | 358 | 68.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year | 13.32% 0.30% | 36.53% | 1,465 | $66,590 | 1,760 | 90.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 7.13% 0.89% | 53.59% | 1,520 | $67,832 | 1,881 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 7.09% 0.26% | 46.18% | 1,510 | $69,600 | 2,412 | 89.00% | 9 to 1 |
| Average | 56.26% | 28.01% | 1,348 | $49,472 | 2,430 | 73.63% | 12 to 1 |