Maine Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is the smallest college with 99 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

College of the Atlantic with 358 students and Saint Joseph's College of Maine with 1,454 students are following it in the list of Smallest Maine Colleges with the Fewest Students.

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is the smallest school with 99 students and College of the Atlantic has the second lowest population with 358 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $46,042 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,937 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Smallest Maine Colleges with the Fewest Students, the average acceptance rate is 56.26% and the average SAT score is 1,348, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between Smallest Maine Colleges With The Fewest Students

Table. Smallest Maine Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenOnline Enrollment
1
-		Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland, MEPrivate, 4-year 99
6		-
(-1.01%)		99
(100.00%)		28
(28.28%)		71
(71.72%)		99
(100.00%)
2
-		College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, MEPrivate, 4-year 358
9		353
(98.60%)		5
(1.40%)		99
(27.65%)		259
(72.35%)		-
(0.00%)
3
-		Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, MEPrivate, 4-year 1,454
9		1,097
(75.45%)		357
(24.55%)		579
(39.82%)		875
(60.18%)		623
(42.85%)
4
-		Thomas College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year 1,635
34		1,526
(93.33%)		109
(6.67%)		744
(45.50%)		891
(54.50%)		86
(5.26%)
5
-		Bates College Lewiston, MEPrivate, 4-year 1,760
7		1,760
(100.00%)		-
(-0.06%)		848
(48.18%)		912
(51.82%)		-
(0.00%)
6
-		Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year 1,881
31		1,881
(100.00%)		-
(-0.05%)		901
(47.90%)		980
(52.10%)		-
(0.00%)
7
-		Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year 2,412
128		2,412
(100.00%)		-
(-0.04%)		1,178
(48.84%)		1,234
(51.16%)		-
(0.00%)
8
-		Husson University Bangor, MEPrivate, 4-year 3,367
234		2,763
(82.06%)		604
(17.94%)		1,099
(32.64%)		2,268
(67.36%)		1,155
(34.30%)
9
1		University of New England Biddeford, MEPrivate, 4-year 6,573
100		3,884
(59.09%)		2,689
(40.91%)		1,941
(29.53%)		4,632
(70.47%)		2,887
(43.92%)
10
1		Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, MEPrivate, 4-year 7,165
806		6,507
(90.82%)		658
(9.18%)		1,658
(23.14%)		5,507
(76.86%)		7,083
(98.86%)
Average2,6702,465
(92.30%)		646
(24.19%)		908
(33.98%)		1,763
(66.02%)		1,989
(74.48%)