Public · Orono, ME

University of Maine

Q: What is University of Maine’s acceptance rate?

University of Maine admits 96.6% of applicants (2025 data).

Q: Does University of Maine require the SAT or ACT?

University of Maine’s testing policy is optional.

Q: When is the University of Maine application deadline?

Early Action: December 1, 2026. These are the 2026 cycle dates. Confirm them on the college’s admissions site before you apply.

Q: How much does University of Maine cost after financial aid?

The average net price is $17,224 a year (2025). That is the sticker price minus grants and scholarships, averaged across students who receive aid. Your own price depends on your family’s finances.

Q: What is University of Maine’s graduation rate?

56% of students finish within six years.

Get to know the college, from admissions and cost to life on campus.

96.6%acceptance rate

Overview

97%

Acceptance rate

$17,510

Net price per year

1,893

Freshman class

Town

Orono, ME

umaine.edu

Website

The University of Maine is the state's land-grant and Sea Grant research flagship, built on 160 years of agricultural and marine science. Its Composites Center holds Guinness World Records for the largest 3D-printed boat and polymer 3D printer, feeding straight into Maine's aerospace, defense and marine industries. With a 97% admit rate, the real filter isn't getting in, it's choosing a land-grant research culture over a name-brand one.

About University of Maine

Type: Public Research University
Setting: Town
Undergraduates: 8,496

Admissions

Acceptance rate

97%

of 14,044 applicants

Application deadline

Dec 1

Test scoresTest optional

SAT, middle 50%

1070–1330

10701330

Early Decision/Early Action: Yes
Accepts Common App: Yes

Cost

Net price

$17,510 per year

Average after grants

What families pay, by incomeBars run to the $29,162 full cost

Tuition and aid

Full cost of attendance: $29,162per year
In-state tuition: $13,326
Out-of-state tuition: $36,756
Average family income: $77,614
Students with a school grant: 95%
Average school grant: $9,220
Average federal debt: $21,500at graduation
Need-blind: —
Meets full need: —
Merit scholarships: Yes
CSS Profile: —
International aid: Merit-based only; no dedicated need-based institutional aid

Academics

Students per faculty

15:1

Majors offered: 75
Freshmen who return: 83%
Notable: World's largest3D-printed boat and polymer 3D printer, built at UMaine's Composites Center

Students

Freshman class

1,893 students

8,496 undergraduates in all

Who studies here

White82%

Hispanic5%

Asian2%

Black2%

Two or more races4%

International2%

Other or not reported3%

Campus life

Setting: Town
Location: Orono, ME
Live on campus: —
Student organizations: —
Varsity sports: —

WHAT STUDENTS SAY

Dorms first, then the trails and the rink

Every first-year lives on campus in one of UMaine's Themed Communities, from a Substance Free floor to Army/Navy ROTC housing in Knox Hall, and UMaine's own page notes over 60% of undergraduates eventually move off campus. Jordan Thompson, writing in The Maine Campus, UMaine's independent student paper, said he doesn't think he'd be "nearly as involved" if he'd moved off campus like most upperclassmen do. Once people scatter, hockey and the outdoors hold the place together instead: students genuinely pack the student section for Division I hockey, and the 15-plus miles of on-campus trails see steady traffic. "Wicked friendly" is a common refrain in student reviews, usually paired with complaints about aging dining halls and housing.

Summarized by Spike from what students write: UMaine Campus Life, The Maine Campus.

Outcomes

Median earnings 10 years after graduating

$59,140 per year

Earnings 6 years in: $49,157
Graduate within 6 years: 56%
Average federal debt: $21,500
Graduates go into: Employment/Further Education/Service, Marcus Urann Fellow, Rural Education

Notable alumni