University of Maine at Fort Kent

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

University of Maine at Fort Kent operates as a public institution located in Fort Kent, Maine (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 599 students of which 1,756 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 at Fort Kent is categorized as “22” 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 97.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,482, with published in-state tuition of $9,420 and a Pell grant recipient share of 15.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,160, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 39.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.3%. Graduates earn a median of $51,077 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,217 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 41500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.6% 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.