Enrollment Trends at UMaine

The student population at University of Maine is 12,029 (9,601 undergraduate and 2,428 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,107 (10.14%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UMaine is 79.82% which is increased by 304 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 803 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 94 male students for every 100 female students, down from 102 in 2015.
2,466 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 277.64% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,676 where 12,029 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 12,657 students in 2022 and was lowest at 10,922 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 10,922 to 12,029 students, a net gain of 1,107 (10.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Maine since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,922	9,297	4,841	4,456	1,625	672	953
2016-17	11,219 297	9,323 26	4,922 81	4,401 -55	1,896 271	699 27	1,197 244
2017-18	11,240 21	9,279 -44	4,900 -22	4,379 -22	1,961 65	660 -39	1,301 104
2018-19	11,404 164	9,365 86	4,951 51	4,414 35	2,039 78	687 27	1,352 51
2019-20	11,561 157	9,430 65	5,013 62	4,417 3	2,131 92	748 61	1,383 31
2020-21	11,741 180	9,465 35	4,993 -20	4,472 55	2,276 145	882 134	1,394 11
2021-22	12,657 916	10,115 650	5,097 104	5,018 546	2,542 266	973 91	1,569 175
2022-23	12,231 -426	9,774 -341	4,924 -173	4,850 -168	2,457 -85	924 -49	1,533 -36
2023-24	11,760 -471	9,267 -507	4,676 -248	4,591 -259	2,493 36	955 31	1,538 5
2024-25	12,029 269	9,601 334	4,890 214	4,711 120	2,428 -65	945 -10	1,483 -55
Average	11,676	9,492	4,921	4,571	2,185	815	1,370

University of Maine Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,492 where 9,601 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 University of Maine since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,297	8,120	4,286	3,834	1,177	555	622
2016-17	9,323	8,125	4,309	3,816	1,198	613	585
2017-18	9,279	8,204	4,370	3,834	1,075	530	545
2018-19	9,365	8,158	4,338	3,820	1,207	613	594
2019-20	9,430	8,060	4,293	3,767	1,370	720	650
2020-21	9,465	7,847	4,139	3,708	1,618	854	764
2021-22	10,115	8,162	4,147	4,015	1,953	950	1,003
2022-23	9,774	7,622	3,894	3,728	2,152	1,030	1,122
2023-24	9,267	7,297	3,686	3,611	1,970	990	980
2024-25	9,601	7,471	3,811	3,660	2,130	1,079	1,051
Average	9,492	9,492	4,127	3,779	9,492	793	792

University of Maine Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,185 where 2,428 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 University of Maine since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,625	785	374	411	840	298	542
2016-17	1,896	767	370	397	1,129	329	800
2017-18	1,961	803	342	461	1,158	318	840
2018-19	2,039	771	334	437	1,268	353	915
2019-20	2,131	809	353	456	1,322	395	927
2020-21	2,276	811	348	463	1,465	534	931
2021-22	2,542	881	377	504	1,661	596	1,065
2022-23	2,457	745	295	450	1,712	629	1,083
2023-24	2,493	782	301	481	1,711	654	1,057
2024-25	2,428	755	293	462	1,673	652	1,021
Average	2,185	2,185	339	452	2,185	476	918

University of Maine Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.05%. The percentage was 77.35% 10 years ago and UMaine still has a high percentage of white students. 1.65% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.04% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 77.35% to 78.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.49% to 1.65%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.97% to 2.04%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.50% to 4.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3868 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.3998 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Maine 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
Year	2015-16	119	163	215	273	2	8,448	268
2016-17	124	173	197	305	1	8,828	278
2017-18	124	162	203	356	1	8,986	316
2018-19	109	172	193	407	2	9,187	321
2019-20	117	189	184	420	6	9,229	361
2020-21	97	202	219	486	5	9,345	378
2021-22	115	219	236	518	5	10,071	397
2022-23	107	206	204	557	4	9,683	394
2023-24	113	203	232	512	2	9,192	396
2024-25	121	198	245	535	3	9,389	421
Average	115	189	213	437	3	9,236	353

University of Maine Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,466 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 277.64% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Maine from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	10,922	653	2,493	7,776
2016-17	11,219	777	2,511	7,931
2017-18	11,240	726	2,594	7,920
2018-19	11,404	903	2,773	7,728
2019-20	11,561	1,276	2,927	7,358
2020-21	11,741	4,187	6,749	805
2021-22	12,657	2,588	5,820	4,249
2022-23	12,231	2,747	4,605	4,879
2023-24	11,760	2,664	4,306	4,790
2024-25	12,029	2,466	4,263	5,300
Average	11,676	1,899	3,904	5,874

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Enrollment Trends at UMaine

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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