The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 8 Most Favored Maine Private Colleges is 28.01% for the academic year 2024-2025.
Bowdoin College has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 53.59% and Colby College (46.18%) and Bates College (36.53%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Maine Private Colleges.This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Bowdoin College has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 53.59% and Colby College has the second highest yield of 46.18%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,472 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,762 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Most Favored Maine Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 56.26% and the average SAT score is 1,348, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 53.59% 3.75% | 7.13% | 1,520 | $67,832 | 1,881 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 - | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 46.18% 3.61% | 7.09% | 1,510 | $69,600 | 2,412 | 89.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year | 36.53% 6.85% | 13.32% | 1,465 | $66,590 | 1,760 | 90.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 23.92% 2.74% | 80.95% | 1,180 | $23,304 | 3,367 | 59.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 1 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year | 23.35% 4.58% | 70.17% | 1,370 | $47,997 | 358 | 68.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 - | Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 16.10% 7.33% | 96.30% | - | $31,824 | 1,635 | 54.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 1 | University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year | 12.37% 0.65% | 91.63% | - | $44,210 | 6,573 | 68.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year | 12.00% 3.41% | 83.51% | 1,040 | $44,420 | 1,454 | 66.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 28.01% | 56.26% | 1,348 | $49,472 | 2,430 | 73.63% | 12 to 1 |