Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Maine Colleges

There are 23 active four-years colleges and universities in Maine - 8 public and 15 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Maine is 58%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 53% to 58%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it increased by 1 compared to 13 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 58.18% where the current academic year rate is 58%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Maine Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	53%	53%	55%
2013-14	57%	56%	58%
2014-15	58%	57%	60%
2015-16	60%	56%	62%
2016-17	56%	56%	57%
2017-18	60%	56%	61%
2018-19	62%	59%	63%
2019-20	58%	54%	60%
2020-21	60%	56%	61%
2021-22	58%	56%	61%
2022-23	58%	54%	59%
Average	58.18%	55.73%	59.73%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	17%
2013-14	19%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	23%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	20%
2021-22	21%
2022-23	19%
Average	19.82%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	73%	65%
2013-14	75%	56%
2014-15	73%	45%
2015-16	77%	54%
2016-17	76%	36%
2017-18	75%	54%
2018-19	76%	55%
2019-20	76%	57%
2020-21	74%	33%
2021-22	73%	48%
2022-23	72%	34%
Average	74.55%	48.82%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	12.82:1

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Empire Beauty School-Bangor Private, Less than 2-years | Bangor
University of Maine at Farmington Public, four-years | Farmington
Beal University Private, four-years | Wilton
University of Maine at Machias Public, four-years | Machias
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Graduate

Husson University Private, four-years | Bangor
Eastern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bangor
Maine Media College Private, four-years | Rockport
The Landing School Private, 2-4 years | Arundel
Empire Beauty School-Bangor Private, Less than 2-years | Bangor
University of Maine at Farmington Public, four-years | Farmington
Beal University Private, four-years | Wilton
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Online Schools

Husson University Private, four-years | Bangor
Eastern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bangor
Maine Media College Private, four-years | Rockport
The Landing School Private, 2-4 years | Arundel
Empire Beauty School-Bangor Private, Less than 2-years | Bangor
University of Maine at Farmington Public, four-years | Farmington
Beal University Private, four-years | Wilton
University of Maine at Machias Public, four-years | Machias
Beal University Private, Less than 2-years | Wilton
University of Maine-System Central Office Public, four-years | Orono

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Technical Colleges

Husson University Private, four-years | Bangor
Eastern Maine Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bangor
Maine Media College Private, four-years | Rockport
The Landing School Private, 2-4 years | Arundel
Empire Beauty School-Bangor Private, Less than 2-years | Bangor
University of Maine at Farmington Public, four-years | Farmington
Beal University Private, four-years | Wilton
University of Maine at Machias Public, four-years | Machias
Beal University Private, Less than 2-years | Wilton
University of Maine-System Central Office Public, four-years | Orono

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Maine Colleges

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes