Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Maine 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 11 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 $42,384 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,698 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tightest Maine Colleges To Get In.
Table. Tightest Maine 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
1
University of Southern Maine Portland, ME
Public, four-years
85.43%
1.56%
15.86%1,110$27,104
($10,920)
7,58341.00%14 to 1
7
1
Husson University Bangor, ME
Private, four-years
91.31%
5.76%
24.86%1,100$22,1943,06559.00%16 to 1
8
2
University of Maine Orono, ME
Public, four-years
93.96%
2.50%
13.75%1,190$35,346
($12,606)
12,23155.00%14 to 1
9
-
Unity College New Gloucester, ME
Private, four-years
94.31%
2.89%
6.97%-$12,6404,28152.00%36 to 1
10
2
University of New England Biddeford, ME
Private, four-years
96.28%
6.29%
15.37%-$42,5506,43459.00%12 to 1
Average63.28%28.34%1,279$42,384
($11,763)
4,14666.70%14 to 1
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