University of Southern Maine Student Population

How many students at Southern Maine?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Southern Maine has a total enrollment of 7,604 students, including 5,525 undergraduate and 2,079 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,779 male students (36.5%) and 4,825 female students (63.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,860 White students (77.1%) and 504 Black students (6.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,525 undergraduate students (72.7%) and 2,079 graduate students (27.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,870 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,803 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Southern Maine's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,779 male (36.55%) and 4,825 female (63.45%) students are attending University of Southern Maine. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.60.

By class level, 5,525 (72.66%) are undergraduate students and 2,079 (27.34%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.70% are male and 58.30% are female, while among graduate students, 22.85% are male and 77.15% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,860 White, 504 Black, and 197 Asian students out of a total of 7,604 are attending at University of Southern Maine. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Southern Maine is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 39.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Southern Maine has 986 students under 18 years old and 63 students over 65 years old. There are 4,844 students under 25 years old, and 2,760 students over 25 years old out of 7,604 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 986 students are younger than 18 and 55 students are older than 65. Southern Maine has 4,486 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,039 students aged 25 and over.

It has 358 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,721 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Southern Maine, 1,870 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,803 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,623 students who live in Maine or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 247 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,525 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 511 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.25%.419 students have transferred in as full-time status and 92 students transferred in as part-time status.