University of Maine

Research Universities (high research activity)
Undergraduate	Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Medium four-year, primarily residential

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	2302

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Maine?
559th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$7,590	$7,590	$22,740
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$2,036	$2,036	$2,036
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$253	$253	$728

FT Graduate Tuition	$6,822	$6,822	$19,620
FT Graduate Required Fees	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$379	$379	$1,090

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$21,174	$21,174	$36,324
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$10,626	$10,626	$25,776
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$10,626	$10,626	$25,776

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$8,330↓ $9,100	$8,330↓ $9,100	$20,540↓ $22,510

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$1,000(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board	$7,484↓ $8,008
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,200(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$40
Graduate Application Fee	$60
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	7,408 (3,730 male / 3,678 female)
Admitted	5,721 (2,856 male / 2,865 female)
Admission rate	77%

First-time Enrollment	2,082 (1,054 male / 1,028 female)
FT Enrollment	1,997 (1,020 male / 977 female)
PT Enrollment	85 (34 male / 51 female)
Total Enrollment	11,894

What criteria does University of Maine use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

What types of credits does University of Maine accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA Basketball Conference	America East
NCAA Baseball Conference	America East
NCAA Track & Field Conference	America East

501st for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	11%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	/
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	/
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	21 / 26

539th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	95%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	480 / 590
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	480 / 600
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	960 / 1190

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	3,751
Meals per Week	19

Room Fee	$4,180
Board Fee	$4,168

University of Maine 578th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$75,729 ($80,851 male / $66,168 female)
Number of FT Faculty	602 (392 male / 210 female)
Number of PT Faculty	271
FT Faculty Ratio	2 : 1
Total Benefits	$14,354,458

HHS Secretary Sebelius touts health-care reform at U. Maine September 3rd

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited the University of Maine on Thursday to take part in a discussion on health-care reform. The forum, hosted by Service Employees International Union’s Change that Works campaign, consisted of a number of preselected panelists who told Sebelius of their experiences with the current health-care system.

U. Maine Journalism department cuts advertising sequence, minors September 9th

The University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism is cutting back. The department announced at the end of August it will discontinue the advertising sequence of the journalism major, and has said it plans to axe its communication and public relations minors.

Former U. Maine student’s body found after two-week search September 13th

Police discovered the body of a 19-year-old former University of Maine student Sept. 9 in Orono, Maine after a two-week search, according to the Bangor Daily News. Collin Bates had commited suicide and was found at 4:49 p.m., Orono Police Chief Gary Duquette told the BDN.


Total	162	48	38	48	62	3,782	4,140
Accounting	4	2				88	94
Agricultural Economics	4				2	40	46
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering						14	14
Agriculture, General						2	2
Animal Sciences, General						42	42
Anthropology		2				30	32
Aquaculture						2	2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation						6	6
Art Teacher Education						18	18
Art/Art Studies, General
Biochemistry	2					22	24
Biology/Biological Sciences, General				4	2	110	116
Botany/Plant Biology						4	4
Broadcast Journalism
Business Administration and Management, General	12		2	2	2	168	186
Chemical Engineering	6	2		2		26	36
Chemistry, General	6			2		8	16
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	2					62	64
Civil Engineering, General	8					132	140
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist						12	12
Clinical Psychology
Communication Disorders, General	10	2	2		4	80	98
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric				2		40	42
Computer Engineering, General				2		12	14
Computer Science				2		18	20
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	4					50	54
Curriculum and Instruction						24	24
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia			4		2	40	46
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General						24	24
Economics, General	2					14	16
Economics, Other	4			2		4	10
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General			2		2	56	60
Educational/Instructional Media Design	2					4	6
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician		6				40	46
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	8			2		36	46
Elementary Education and Teaching	2	2			4	146	154
Engineering Physics						2	2
English Language and Literature, General	2					122	124
Entomology
Environmental Science						40	40
Finance, General	10		2	4	6	94	116
Fine/Studio Arts, General						32	32
Food Science	8			2		56	66
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General						2	2
Forest Engineering
Forest Sciences and Biology						6	6
Forestry, General	4				2	26	32
French Language and Literature						10	10
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General						24	24
German Language and Literature						18	18
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration			2			22	24
History, General	2				4	98	104
Human Development and Family Studies, General	4	12	2			88	106
Information Technology						6	6
International Relations and Affairs			2			30	32
Journalism	4		2		2	90	98
Landscaping and Groundskeeping						26	26
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies					2	36	38
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	2					6	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	2	2	2	2		84	92
Mass Communication/Media Studies						20	20
Mathematics, General	4	2				36	42
Mechanical Engineering	6			4		100	110
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician						60	60
Microbiology, General			4			18	22
Molecular Biology	4					18	22
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other				2	2	10	14
Music Performance, General						4	4
Music Teacher Education						28	28
Music, General						2	2
Natural Resources Management and Policy	2					4	6
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	4	6			2	182	194
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	6					2	8
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management						16	16
Philosophy						12	12
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	6	2	2	2		118	130
Physics, General	2					10	12
Plant Sciences, General						6	6
Political Science and Government, General		2		2	2	66	72
Psychology, General			4		6	192	202
Public Administration						40	40
Reading Teacher Education	4					34	38
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other		2					2
Russian Language and Literature
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education						10	10
Secondary Education and Teaching			2	6		108	116
Social Studies Teacher Education						2	2
Social Work	4				6	102	112
Sociology		2			4	52	58
Soil Science and Agronomy, General
Spanish Language and Literature						22	22
Special Education and Teaching, General					2	58	60
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Surveying Engineering	4					6	10
Surveying Technology/Surveying						18	18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other				2	2	14	18
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management		2				40	42
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	2		2	2		44	50
Women's Studies					2	10	12
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology						6	6
Zoology/Animal Biology			2			20	22

University of Maine

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Local News for University of Maine

HHS Secretary Sebelius touts health-care reform at U. Maine September 3rd

U. Maine Journalism department cuts advertising sequence, minors September 9th

Former U. Maine student’s body found after two-week search September 13th