There are 39 colleges in Maine - 15 public and 24 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Maine colleges is $10,678 for state residents and $33,396 for out-of-state students.

28 Maine cities have at least one college and, of them, Bangor has the most of 4 colleges. It has 2 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 5,841 students. Portland and New Gloucester also has a number of colleges of 4 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Maine colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

39 Maine Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Bangor 4211 $32,250 $19,532 5,841 5,204 637 12 to 1
Portland 43-1 $34,251
($10,920)		 $38,984
($9,594)		 8,266 6,151 2,115 9 to 1
New Gloucester 22-- $11,960 $9,750 4,281 3,698 583 18 to 1
Augusta 21-1 $21,548
($8,618)		 $11,200
($8,644)		 4,607 4,545 62 15 to 1
Lewiston 22-- $40,653 - 2,027 2,027 - 11 to 1
Waterville 22-- $48,748 $30,896 4,036 3,922 114 17 to 1
Presque Isle 211- $14,270
($9,080)		 $12,900
($12,900)		 2,630 2,607 23 17 to 1
Westbrook 1--1 - - 248 248 - 13 to 1
Auburn 1-1- - - 3,376 3,376 - 18 to 1
Wells 1-1- - - 1,625 1,625 - 18 to 1
Fairfield 1-1- - - 2,119 2,119 - 14 to 1
Rockport 11-- $52,665 - 43 11 32 2 to 1
Machias 11-- $17,670
($9,420)		 - - - - -
Fort Kent 11-- $14,325
($9,045)		 $6,000
($6,000)		 1,210 1,194 16 17 to 1
Harrison 1--1 - - - - - -
Castine 11-- $30,226
($14,746)		 $14,764
($14,764)		 897 878 19 11 to 1
Biddeford 11-- $42,550 $32,175 6,434 3,718 2,716 12 to 1
Standish 11-- $42,834 $9,630 1,478 990 488 10 to 1
South Portland 1-1- - - 6,007 6,007 - 20 to 1
Brunswick 11-- $64,910 - 1,915 1,915 - 9 to 1
Calais 1-1- - - 505 505 - 8 to 1
Scarborough 1--1 - - 407 407 - 16 to 1
Arundel 1-1- - - 46 46 - 8 to 1
Wilton 11-- $42,305 - - - - -
Farmington 11-- $23,079
($10,989)		 $11,540
($11,540)		 1,837 1,558 279 11 to 1
Unity 11-- $17,876 - - - - -
Orono 11-- $35,346
($12,606)		 $30,948
($10,446)		 12,231 9,774 2,457 14 to 1
Bar Harbor 11-- $46,179 $30,969 380 377 3 10 to 1