Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Maine Private Colleges To Get In

Colby College has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 7.61% and Bowdoin College has the second lowest rate of 9.19% among 9 Maine colleges with competitive admission. Colby College ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Bowdoin College ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,587 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,159 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 Tightest Maine Private Colleges To Get In.
Table. Tightest Maine Private Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Colby College Waterville, ME
Private, four-years
7.61%
1.26%
52.33%1,490$66,6002,29988.00%10 to 1
2
1
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
Private, four-years
9.19%
0.37%
58.93%1,520$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
3
-
Bates College Lewiston, ME
Private, four-years
13.74%
3.57%
45.56%1,480$63,4781,79092.00%10 to 1
4
-
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME
Private, four-years
60.08%
1.06%
32.88%-$46,17938058.00%10 to 1
5
-
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME
Private, four-years
80.84%
0.26%
16.89%1,060$42,8341,47869.00%10 to 1
6
-
Husson University Bangor, ME
Private, four-years
91.31%
5.76%
24.86%1,100$22,1943,06559.00%16 to 1
7
1
Unity College New Gloucester, ME
Private, four-years
94.31%
2.89%
6.97%-$12,6404,28152.00%36 to 1
8
1
University of New England Biddeford, ME
Private, four-years
96.28%
6.29%
15.37%-$42,5506,43459.00%12 to 1
9Thomas College Waterville, ME
Private, four-years
97.24%27.69%-$30,8961,73750.00%23 to 1
Average61.18%31.28%1,330$43,5872,59869.00%15 to 1
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