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Higher education institutions in Maine
The U.S. state of
Maine has twenty-nine accredited, degree-granting institutions of
higher learning. The state's
land-grant university and only
research university is the
University of Maine in
Orono. It is the flagship of the
University of Maine System, which also has institutions in
Augusta,
Portland/Gorham/Lewiston,
Farmington,
Fort Kent,
Machias, and
Presque Isle.
[1] Maine's public education system also includes the
Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the
Maine Maritime Academy.
The state's three oldest institutions of higher education are
Bowdoin College (founded in 1794),
Colby College (1813), and
Bates College (1855). The three colleges collectively form the
Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and are ranked among the best colleges in the United States; often placing in the top 10 percent of all
liberal arts colleges.
[2]
[3]
[4]
The largest institution in the state is the private
University of New England, with 13,439 students. The smallest, with 79 students, is
The Landing School, an institution focused on
boat building. UMaine is home to the state's only
NCAA Division I athletic program, the
Maine Black Bears. The collegiate system of Maine also includes numerous
baccalaureate colleges such as
Husson University,
Unity College, and
Thomas College. There is only one medical school in the state, the University of New England's
College of Osteopathic Medicine, and only one law school, the
University of Maine School of Law.
Open institutions
Universities and colleges in Maine blue=public; green=private
School
|
Location(s)
|
Control
|
Type
[a]
|
Enrollment (2019)
[b]
|
Founded
|
Bates College
|
Lewiston
|
Private
|
Baccalaureate college
|
1,964
|
1855
|
Beal University
|
Bangor
|
Private (
for-profit)
|
Associates college
|
229
|
1891
[5]
|
Bowdoin College
|
Brunswick
|
Private
|
Baccalaureate college
|
1,969
|
1794
|
Central Maine Community College
|
Auburn
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
3,746
|
1963
[6]
|
Colby College
|
Waterville
|
Private
|
Baccalaureate college
|
2,150
|
1813
[7]
|
College of the Atlantic
|
Bar Harbor
|
Private
|
Baccalaureate college
|
387
|
1969
|
Eastern Maine Community College
|
Bangor
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
3,145
|
1966
[8]
|
Husson University
|
Bangor
|
Private
|
Masters university
|
4,223
|
1898
|
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
|
Portland
|
Private
|
Special-focus institution
|
92
|
2007
[9]
|
Kennebec Valley Community College
|
Fairfield
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
3,341
|
1969
[10]
|
The Landing School
|
Arundel
|
Private
|
Special-focus institution
|
64
|
1978
[11]
|
Maine College of Art
|
Portland
|
Private
|
School of art
|
488
|
1882
|
Maine Maritime Academy
|
Castine
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
1,007
|
1941
|
Maine Media College
|
Rockport
|
Private
|
Special-focus institution
|
43
|
1973
|
Maine College of Health Professions
|
Lewiston
|
Private
|
Associates college
|
234
|
1891
[12]
|
New England Bible College and Seminary
|
Bangor
|
Private
|
Seminary
|
55
|
1959
|
Northern Maine Community College
|
Presque Isle
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
1,108
|
1961
[13]
|
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
|
Standish
|
Private
|
Masters university
|
3,397
|
1912
|
Southern Maine Community College
|
South Portland
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
8,847
|
1946
[14]
|
Thomas College
|
Waterville
|
Private
|
Baccalaureate college
|
1,987
|
1894
|
Unity Environmental University
|
New Gloucester and
Unity
|
Private
|
Masters university
|
4,281
|
1965
|
University of Maine
|
Orono
|
Public
|
Research university
|
13,091
|
1865
|
University of Maine at Augusta
|
Augusta
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
5,515
|
1965
|
University of Maine at Farmington
|
Farmington
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
2,461
|
1863
|
University of Maine at Fort Kent
|
Fort Kent
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
2,142
|
1878
|
University of Maine at Machias
|
Machias
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
959
|
1909
|
University of Maine at Presque Isle
|
Presque Isle
|
Public
|
Baccalaureate college
|
1,916
|
1903
|
University of New England
|
Biddeford and
Portland
|
Private
|
Masters university
|
13,439
|
1939
|
University of Southern Maine
|
Gorham,
Portland and
Lewiston
|
Public
|
Masters university
|
10,606
|
1878
|
Washington County Community College
|
Calais
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
489
|
1969
[15]
|
York County Community College
|
Wells
|
Public
|
Associates college
|
2,206
|
1994
[16]
|
Defunct institutions
Out-of-state institutions
Unaccredited institutions
A few schools are recognized by the state as degree-granting institutions, but not have been accredited by a
recognized accrediting body:
[36]
See also
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