Enrollment Trends for Maine Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 53,431, and 59,515 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 83.36% are undergraduate students and 16.64% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 10,814, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 937.

The women to men ratio is 1.64 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Maine Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Maine Colleges since 2015.

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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	47,764	38,798	16,504	22,294	8,966	2,680	6,286
2015-16	51,590 3,826	42,243 3,445	18,106 1,602	24,137 1,843	9,347 381	2,964 284	6,383 97
2016-17	52,451 861	42,924 681	18,094 -12	24,830 693	9,527 180	3,024 60	6,503 120
2017-18	52,753 302	43,013 89	18,201 107	24,812 -18	9,740 213	2,993 -31	6,747 244
2018-19	53,226 473	43,685 672	18,610 409	25,075 263	9,541 -199	2,898 -95	6,643 -104
2019-20	53,228 2	43,866 181	18,807 197	25,059 -16	9,362 -179	2,859 -39	6,503 -140
2020-21	52,588 -640	42,970 -896	18,061 -746	24,909 -150	9,618 256	3,006 147	6,612 109
2021-22	53,228 640	43,660 690	17,968 -93	25,692 783	9,568 -50	2,845 -161	6,723 111
2022-23	54,638 1,410	45,094 1,434	18,150 182	26,944 1,252	9,544 -24	2,850 5	6,694 -29
2023-24	56,757 2,119	47,132 2,038	18,757 607	28,375 1,431	9,625 81	2,804 -46	6,821 127
2024-25	59,515 2,758	49,612 2,480	19,731 974	29,881 1,506	9,903 278	2,837 33	7,066 245
Average	53,431	43,909	18,272	25,637	9,522	2,887	6,635

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 43,909. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 10,814 from 38,798 to 49,612.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Colleges since 2015.

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• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	38,798	28,435	13,003	15,432	10,363	3,501	6,862
2015-16	42,243	30,582	14,010	16,572	11,661	4,096	7,565
2016-17	42,924	30,837	13,967	16,870	12,087	4,127	7,960
2017-18	43,013	30,798	14,130	16,668	12,215	4,071	8,144
2018-19	43,685	30,990	14,109	16,881	12,695	4,501	8,194
2019-20	43,866	30,781	14,007	16,774	13,085	4,800	8,285
2020-21	42,970	30,599	13,546	17,053	12,371	4,515	7,856
2021-22	43,660	31,219	13,356	17,863	12,441	4,612	7,829
2022-23	45,094	32,048	13,249	18,799	13,046	4,901	8,145
2023-24	47,132	33,480	13,602	19,878	13,652	5,155	8,497
2024-25	49,612	34,871	14,218	20,653	14,741	5,513	9,228
Average	43,909	43,909	13,745	17,586	43,909	4,527	8,051

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 9,522. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 937 from 8,966 to 9,903.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Maine Colleges since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	8,966	4,732	1,611	3,121	4,234	1,069	3,165
2015-16	9,347	5,654	1,921	3,733	3,693	1,043	2,650
2016-17	9,527	5,430	1,898	3,532	4,097	1,126	2,971
2017-18	9,740	5,559	1,888	3,671	4,181	1,105	3,076
2018-19	9,541	5,210	1,757	3,453	4,331	1,141	3,190
2019-20	9,362	5,007	1,722	3,285	4,355	1,137	3,218
2020-21	9,618	4,808	1,633	3,175	4,810	1,373	3,437
2021-22	9,568	4,694	1,539	3,155	4,874	1,306	3,568
2022-23	9,544	4,465	1,381	3,084	5,079	1,469	3,610
2023-24	9,625	4,459	1,361	3,098	5,166	1,443	3,723
2024-25	9,903	4,565	1,349	3,216	5,338	1,488	3,850
Average	9,522	9,522	1,642	3,320	9,522	1,245	3,314

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.17%. The percentage was 73.76% 10 years ago and Maine Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.87% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Maine Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	416	1,031	1,337	1,218	37	35,231	1,141
2015-16	432	1,264	1,612	1,303	52	38,096	1,185
2016-17	422	1,346	1,741	1,373	47	38,813	1,199
2017-18	390	1,411	1,762	1,495	42	38,327	2,014
2018-19	412	1,420	1,842	1,569	50	38,928	1,323
2019-20	400	1,455	1,884	1,635	46	39,399	1,582
2020-21	364	1,570	1,953	1,936	34	39,041	1,640
2021-22	374	1,513	1,905	2,143	44	40,061	1,904
2022-23	379	1,645	2,156	2,625	56	41,522	2,031
2023-24	406	1,797	2,438	3,071	54	42,300	2,245
2024-25	468	1,872	2,896	3,373	65	43,550	2,430
Average	406	1,484	1,957	1,976	48	39,570	1,699

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

22,303 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 177.09% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Maine Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

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