A total of 68,942 students are enrolled in Maine colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Maine colleges and universites, 11,744 students are 18 years old or younger(17.03%), 16,265 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.59%), 13,171 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.10%), 8,314 students are between 22 and 24 years old (12.06%), and 6,497 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.42%).
7,182 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.42%), 3,674 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.33%), 2,071 students are 50 years old or older (3.00%).
In Maine 4-year colleges and universites, 6,124 students are 18 years old or younger(12.95%), 10,269 students are 18 or 19 years old (21.72%), 10,244 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.66%), 6,364 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.46%), 4,878 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.32%), 5,156 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.90%), 2,684 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.68%), 1,555 students are 50 years old or older (3.29%)
In Maine community colleges, there are 11,502 students are younger than 20 years old (53.79%), 4,792 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.41%), 1,576 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.37%), and 3,501 students are 30 years old or older (16.37%).
In Maine trade schools, there are 114 students are younger than 20 years old (41.76%), 85 students are between 20 and 24 years old (31.14%), 43 students are between 25 and 29 years old (15.75%), and 31 students are 30 years old or older (11.36%).
| Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 68,942 | 11,744 (17.03%) |
16,265 (23.59%) |
13,171 (19.10%) |
8,314 (12.06%) |
6,497 (9.42%) |
7,182 (10.42%) |
3,674 (5.33%) |
2,071 (3.00%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 47,284 | 6,124 (12.95%) |
10,269 (21.72%) |
10,244 (21.66%) |
6,364 (13.46%) |
4,878 (10.32%) |
5,156 (10.90%) |
2,684 (5.68%) |
1,555 (3.29%) |
| Community Colleges | 21,385 | 5,609 (26.23%) |
5,893 (27.56%) |
2,865 (13.40%) |
1,927 (9.01%) |
1,576 (7.37%) |
2,004 (9.37%) |
983 (4.60%) |
514 (2.40%) |
| Trade Schools | 273 | 11 (4.03%) |
103 (37.73%) |
62 (22.71%) |
23 (8.42%) |
43 (15.75%) |
22 (8.06%) |
7 (2.56%) |
2 (0.73%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Maine colleges. A total of 68,942 students have enrolled in Maine colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,760 | 17 (0.97%) |
806 (45.80%) |
776 (44.09%) | 159 (9.03%) |
2 (0.11%) |
- | - | - |
| Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,881 | 29 (1.54%) |
862 (45.83%) |
812 (43.17%) | 169 (8.98%) |
5 (0.27%) |
3 (0.16%) |
- | 1 (0.05%) |
| Central Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,754 | 1,634 (34.37%) |
1,347 (28.33%) |
542 (11.40%) | 333 (7.00%) |
267 (5.62%) |
352 (7.40%) |
179 (3.77%) | 86 (1.81%) |
| Eastern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,719 | 564 (20.74%) |
847 (31.15%) |
386 (14.20%) | 242 (8.90%) |
185 (6.80%) |
249 (9.16%) |
155 (5.70%) | 91 (3.35%) |
| Kennebec Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,489 | 760 (30.53%) |
513 (20.61%) |
300 (12.05%) | 225 (9.04%) |
209 (8.40%) |
285 (11.45%) |
128 (5.14%) | 69 (2.77%) |
| University of Maine at AugustaPublic, 4-year | 4,412 | 1,320 (29.92%) |
378 (8.57%) |
366 (8.30%) | 411 (9.32%) |
435 (9.86%) |
761 (17.25%) |
474 (10.74%) | 267 (6.05%) |
| University of Maine at FarmingtonPublic, 4-year | 2,100 | 467 (22.24%) |
431 (20.52%) |
438 (20.86%) | 184 (8.76%) |
127 (6.05%) |
179 (8.52%) |
161 (7.67%) | 113 (5.38%) |
| University of Maine at Fort KentPublic, 4-year | 1,562 | 763 (48.85%) |
134 (8.58%) |
118 (7.55%) | 84 (5.38%) |
107 (6.85%) |
186 (11.91%) |
111 (7.11%) | 59 (3.78%) |
| University of MainePublic, 4-year | 12,029 | 872 (7.25%) |
3,432 (28.53%) |
3,216 (26.74%) | 1,609 (13.38%) |
1,036 (8.61%) |
1,028 (8.55%) |
522 (4.34%) | 314 (2.61%) |
| Maine Maritime AcademyPublic, 4-year | 971 | 7 (0.72%) |
375 (38.62%) |
350 (36.05%) | 143 (14.73%) |
50 (5.15%) |
27 (2.78%) |
14 (1.44%) | 2 (0.21%) |
| University of Maine at Presque IslePublic, 4-year | 2,873 | 670 (23.32%) |
193 (6.72%) |
195 (6.79%) | 275 (9.57%) |
352 (12.25%) |
636 (22.14%) |
362 (12.60%) | 189 (6.58%) |
| University of New EnglandPrivate, 4-year | 6,573 | 42 (0.64%) |
1,006 (15.31%) |
1,147 (17.45%) | 1,452 (22.09%) |
1,518 (23.09%) |
957 (14.56%) |
308 (4.69%) | 139 (2.11%) |
| Northern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 843 | 170 (20.17%) |
253 (30.01%) |
101 (11.98%) | 75 (8.90%) |
72 (8.54%) |
93 (11.03%) |
45 (5.34%) | 34 (4.03%) |
| Empire Beauty School-MainePrivate, Less than 2-year | 117 | 1 (0.85%) |
40 (34.19%) |
36 (30.77%) | 10 (8.55%) |
18 (15.38%) |
11 (9.40%) |
- | 1 (0.85%) |
| Maine College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year | 475 | 5 (1.05%) |
184 (38.74%) |
166 (34.95%) | 59 (12.42%) |
25 (5.26%) |
24 (5.05%) |
5 (1.05%) | 7 (1.47%) |
| Southern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,900 | 1,663 (21.05%) |
2,354 (29.80%) |
1,259 (15.94%) | 830 (10.51%) |
649 (8.22%) |
703 (8.90%) |
298 (3.77%) | 144 (1.82%) |
| University of Southern MainePublic, 4-year | 7,604 | 986 (12.97%) |
1,282 (16.86%) |
1,396 (18.36%) | 1,180 (15.52%) |
932 (12.26%) |
981 (12.90%) |
519 (6.83%) | 328 (4.31%) |
| Thomas CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,635 | 812 (49.66%) |
361 (22.08%) |
289 (17.68%) | 111 (6.79%) |
27 (1.65%) |
17 (1.04%) |
8 (0.49%) | 10 (0.61%) |
| Washington County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 805 | 176 (21.86%) |
173 (21.49%) |
75 (9.32%) | 59 (7.33%) |
55 (6.83%) |
135 (16.77%) |
81 (10.06%) | 51 (6.34%) |
| York County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,875 | 642 (34.24%) |
406 (21.65%) |
202 (10.77%) | 163 (8.69%) |
139 (7.41%) |
187 (9.97%) |
97 (5.17%) | 39 (2.08%) |
| Capilo School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 156 | 10 (6.41%) |
63 (40.38%) |
26 (16.67%) | 13 (8.33%) |
25 (16.03%) |
11 (7.05%) |
7 (4.49%) | 1 (0.64%) |
| Husson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,367 | 134 (3.98%) |
825 (24.50%) |
974 (28.93%) | 528 (15.68%) |
259 (7.69%) |
351 (10.42%) |
193 (5.73%) | 101 (3.00%) |
| Maine Media CollegePrivate, 4-year | 42 | - | - | 1 (2.38%) | - | 3 (7.14%) |
6 (14.29%) |
7 (16.67%) | 25 (59.52%) |