Top Colleges in Maine Tuition Comparison

Colby College ranked first in the Top Colleges in Maine rankings, followed by Bowdoin College and Bates College.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in Maine is $12,708 for in-state and $46,247 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Colby College has the highest tuition & fees of $69,600 and Husson University has the lowest tuition & fees of $23,304 among Top Colleges in Maine. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,290 for in-state and $27,379 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 62.60% and the SAT score is 1312 for the Top Colleges in Maine. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.

Table. Top Colleges in Maine Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Colby CollegeWaterville, ME$69,600
$3,000		-7.09%
0.26%		1,510 SAT
33 ACT0 /0		2,412
128		89%
-1%
2Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME$67,832
$2,922		-7.13%
-0.89%		1,520 SAT
34 ACT
10 /0		1,881
31		95%
3Bates CollegeLewiston, ME$66,590
$3,112		-13.32%
0.30%		1,465 SAT
33 ACT
15 /1		1,760
7		90%
4College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME$47,997
$1,818		$32,181
$1,212		70.17%
5.15%		1,370 SAT358
-9		68%
-1%
5Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME$44,420
$1,586		$9,738
$108		83.51%
1.79%		1,040 SAT
10		1,454
-9		66%
-2%
6Husson UniversityBangor, ME$23,304
$1,110		$19,832
$300		80.95%
-5.48%		1,180 SAT
70		3,367
234		59%
3%
7University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME$44,210
$1,660		$40,235
$8,060		91.63%
2.79%		-6,573
100		68%
8%
8Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME$31,824
$928		$31,824
$928		96.30%
-0.77%		-1,635
-34		54%
3%
9University of MaineOrono, ME$36,756 ($13,326)
$1,410 ($720)		$31,164 ($10,662)
$216 ($216)		96.64%
0.93%		-12,029
269		55%
-1%
10University of Southern MainePortland, ME$29,940 ($12,090)
$2,836 ($1,170)		$26,676 ($9,918)
$792 ($324)		79.23%
-0.08%		1,100 SAT
25 ACT
-20 /0		7,604
76		40%
-6%
Average$46,247 ($12,708)$27,379 ($10,290)63%1,3123,90768%
Top Colleges in Maine Tuition Comparison