University of Maine

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Maine

University of Maine operates as a public institution located in Orono, Maine (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 8,496 students of which 10,867 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Maine is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 96.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,510, with published in-state tuition of $13,326 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.4%. Graduates earn a median of $48,653 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,124 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 411900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.