31,697 Men and 49,845 Women Students Enrolled in Maine Colleges

81,542

Total

31,697

Men (38.87%)

49,845

Women (61.13%)

A total of 81,542 students are enrolled in Maine colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • By gender, there are 31,697 male students and 49,845 female students. The number of male students per 100 female students is approximately 64.
  • In 4-year colleges, 62.08% of total enrollment is female students and 37.92% is male students. In community colleges, the female students' proportion is 57.75%.
    • In public schools, there are 13,234 male students and 18,317 female students, or approximately 72 males per 100 females.
    • In private non-profit schools, there are 9,334 male students and 18,630 female students, or approximately 50 males per 100 females.
  • For Maine colleges with more than 1,000 students, Colby College has the highest ratio of men students (48.84%) and Unity Environmental University has the highest ratio of women students (76.86%).

Student Population by Gender and School Level for Maine Colleges

By gender, 38.87% of total students is men students (31,697) and 61.13% is women students (49,845) in Maine collegs.

In 25 4-year Maine colleges in United States, there are 22,568 men students which is 37.92% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Maine colleges is 62.08% (36,947).

Of the 21,417 students attending Maine community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 42.25% are men (12,368) and 57.75% are women students (12,368).

In Maine trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 80 men and 530 women students, accounting for 13.11% and 86.89% of total students.

Student Population by Gender and School Level for Maine Colleges
School LevelTotalMaleFemaleMales per 100 Females
All Levels81,542 31,697
(38.87%)
49,845
(61.13%)
63.59
4-year Colleges59,515 22,568
(37.92%)
36,947
(62.08%)
61.08
Community Colleges21,417 9,049
(42.25%)
12,368
(57.75%)
73.16
Trade Schools610 80
(13.11%)
530
(86.89%)
15.09

Student Population Comparison By Gender for All Maine Colleges

The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Maine colleges. A total of 81,542 students have enrolled in Maine colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Gender between Maine Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale TotalMaleFemale
College of the AtlanticPrivate, 4-year35899
(27.7%)
259
(72.3%)
353 98
(27.8%)
255
(72.2%)
5 1
(20.0%)
4
(80.0%)
Bates CollegePrivate, 4-year1,760848
(48.2%)
912
(51.8%)
1,760 848
(48.2%)
912
(51.8%)
- - -
Beal UniversityPrivate, 4-year504120
(23.8%)
384
(76.2%)
487 114
(23.4%)
373
(76.6%)
17 6
(35.3%)
11
(64.7%)
Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-year1,881901
(47.9%)
980
(52.1%)
1,881 901
(47.9%)
980
(52.1%)
- - -
Maine College of Health ProfessionsPrivate, 4-year23920
(8.4%)
219
(91.6%)
239 20
(8.4%)
219
(91.6%)
- - -
Central Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,7542,080
(43.8%)
2,674
(56.2%)
4,754 2,080
(43.8%)
2,674
(56.2%)
- - -
Colby CollegePrivate, 4-year2,4121,178
(48.8%)
1,234
(51.2%)
2,412 1,178
(48.8%)
1,234
(51.2%)
- - -
Eastern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7191,352
(49.7%)
1,367
(50.3%)
2,719 1,352
(49.7%)
1,367
(50.3%)
- - -
Kennebec Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,489831
(33.4%)
1,658
(66.6%)
2,489 831
(33.4%)
1,658
(66.6%)
- - -
The Landing SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year3230
(93.8%)
2
(6.3%)
32 30
(93.8%)
2
(6.3%)
- - -
University of Maine at AugustaPublic, 4-year4,4121,536
(34.8%)
2,876
(65.2%)
4,313 1,487
(34.5%)
2,826
(65.5%)
99 49
(49.5%)
50
(50.5%)
University of Maine at FarmingtonPublic, 4-year2,100634
(30.2%)
1,466
(69.8%)
1,677 575
(34.3%)
1,102
(65.7%)
423 59
(13.9%)
364
(86.1%)
University of Maine at Fort KentPublic, 4-year1,562472
(30.2%)
1,090
(69.8%)
1,464 456
(31.1%)
1,008
(68.9%)
98 16
(16.3%)
82
(83.7%)
University of MainePublic, 4-year12,0295,835
(48.5%)
6,194
(51.5%)
9,601 4,890
(50.9%)
4,711
(49.1%)
2,428 945
(38.9%)
1,483
(61.1%)
Maine Maritime AcademyPublic, 4-year971776
(79.9%)
195
(20.1%)
945 755
(79.9%)
190
(20.1%)
26 21
(80.8%)
5
(19.2%)
University of Maine at Presque IslePublic, 4-year2,8731,202
(41.8%)
1,671
(58.2%)
2,758 1,150
(41.7%)
1,608
(58.3%)
115 52
(45.2%)
63
(54.8%)
University of New EnglandPrivate, 4-year6,5731,941
(29.5%)
4,632
(70.5%)
3,884 1,248
(32.1%)
2,636
(67.9%)
2,689 693
(25.8%)
1,996
(74.2%)
Northern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year843401
(47.6%)
442
(52.4%)
843 401
(47.6%)
442
(52.4%)
- - -
Empire Beauty School-MainePrivate, Less than 2-year1173
(2.6%)
114
(97.4%)
117 3
(2.6%)
114
(97.4%)
- - -
Maine College of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year475103
(21.7%)
372
(78.3%)
417 91
(21.8%)
326
(78.2%)
58 12
(20.7%)
46
(79.3%)
Saint Joseph's College of MainePrivate, 4-year1,454579
(39.8%)
875
(60.2%)
1,097 454
(41.4%)
643
(58.6%)
357 125
(35.0%)
232
(65.0%)
Spa Tech Institute-WestbrookPrivate, Less than 2-year26328
(10.6%)
235
(89.4%)
263 28
(10.6%)
235
(89.4%)
- - -
Southern Maine Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,9003,381
(42.8%)
4,519
(57.2%)
7,900 3,381
(42.8%)
4,519
(57.2%)
- - -
University of Southern MainePublic, 4-year7,6042,779
(36.5%)
4,825
(63.5%)
5,525 2,304
(41.7%)
3,221
(58.3%)
2,079 475
(22.8%)
1,604
(77.2%)
Thomas CollegePrivate, 4-year1,635744
(45.5%)
891
(54.5%)
1,526 695
(45.5%)
831
(54.5%)
109 49
(45.0%)
60
(55.0%)
Unity Environmental UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,1651,658
(23.1%)
5,507
(76.9%)
6,507 1,516
(23.3%)
4,991
(76.7%)
658 142
(21.6%)
516
(78.4%)
Washington County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year805293
(36.4%)
512
(63.6%)
805 293
(36.4%)
512
(63.6%)
- - -
York County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,875681
(36.3%)
1,194
(63.7%)
1,875 681
(36.3%)
1,194
(63.7%)
- - -
Capilo School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year1569
(5.8%)
147
(94.2%)
156 9
(5.8%)
147
(94.2%)
- - -
Northeast Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year7440
(54.1%)
34
(45.9%)
74 40
(54.1%)
34
(45.9%)
- - -
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual ArtsPrivate, 4-year9928
(28.3%)
71
(71.7%)
- - -99 28
(28.3%)
71
(71.7%)
Husson UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,3671,099
(32.6%)
2,268
(67.4%)
2,763 949
(34.3%)
1,814
(65.7%)
604 150
(24.8%)
454
(75.2%)
Maine Media CollegePrivate, 4-year4216
(38.1%)
26
(61.9%)
3 2
(66.7%)
1
(33.3%)
39 14
(35.9%)
25
(64.1%)
Beal UniversityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
University of Maine - MachiasPublic, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
Empire Beauty School-BangorPrivate, Less than 2-year-- - - - -- - -
Unity Environmental UniversityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
Unity Environmental University - UnityPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year-- - - - -- - -