The student population at Maine Maritime Academy is 971 (945 undergraduate and 26 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 61 (5.91%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 973 where 971 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 1,045 students in 2017 and was lowest at 888 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,032 to 971 students, a net loss of 61 (5.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Maine Maritime Academy since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 995 | 855 | 140 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 1,045 13 | 1,014 19 | 860 5 | 154 14 | 31 -6 | 17 -9 | 14 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,037 -8 | 1,018 4 | 863 3 | 155 1 | 19 -12 | 11 -6 | 8 -6 |
| 2018-19 | 997 -40 | 979 -39 | 825 -38 | 154 -1 | 18 -1 | 12 1 | 6 -2 |
| 2019-20 | 1,006 9 | 992 13 | 830 5 | 162 8 | 14 -4 | 9 -3 | 5 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 941 -65 | 928 -64 | 769 -61 | 159 -3 | 13 -1 | 9 | 4 -1 |
| 2021-22 | 888 -53 | 871 -57 | 711 -58 | 160 1 | 17 4 | 12 3 | 5 1 |
| 2022-23 | 897 9 | 878 7 | 706 -5 | 172 12 | 19 2 | 15 3 | 4 -1 |
| 2023-24 | 913 16 | 889 11 | 709 3 | 180 8 | 24 5 | 18 3 | 6 2 |
| 2024-25 | 971 58 | 945 56 | 755 46 | 190 10 | 26 2 | 21 3 | 5 -1 |
| Average | 973 | 951 | 788 | 163 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 951 where 945 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Maritime Academy since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 995 | 970 | 833 | 137 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 1,014 | 981 | 834 | 147 | 33 | 26 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 989 | 843 | 146 | 29 | 20 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 979 | 958 | 806 | 152 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 992 | 967 | 811 | 156 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 901 | 746 | 155 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 871 | 832 | 677 | 155 | 39 | 34 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | 878 | 854 | 685 | 169 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 861 | 687 | 174 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 945 | 859 | 683 | 176 | 86 | 72 | 14 |
| Average | 951 | 951 | 761 | 157 | 951 | 28 | 6 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 22 where 26 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Maritime Academy since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Average | 22 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
The percentage of white students is 79.51%. The percentage was 91.57% 10 years ago and Maine Maritime Academy still has a high percentage of white students. 1.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.88% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.97% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 91.57% to 79.51%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.07% to 1.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.97% to 2.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.26% to 5.97%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3628 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.1611 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Maine Maritime Academy over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 945 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 917 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 906 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 851 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 850 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 769 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 736 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 747 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 747 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 58 | 1 | 772 | 19 |
| Average | 7 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 824 | 7 |
24 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 41.18% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Maine Maritime Academy from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 17 | 0 | 1,015 |
| 2016-17 | 1,045 | 19 | 2 | 1,024 |
| 2017-18 | 1,037 | 10 | 1 | 1,026 |
| 2018-19 | 997 | 13 | 0 | 984 |
| 2019-20 | 1,006 | 14 | 0 | 992 |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 13 | 0 | 928 |
| 2021-22 | 888 | 17 | 144 | 727 |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 17 | 204 | 676 |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 21 | 222 | 670 |
| 2024-25 | 971 | 24 | 202 | 745 |
| Average | 973 | 17 | 78 | 879 |
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