Universities in Maine

Maine has 33 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 14 public, 14 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 55,272 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	University of MaineOrono · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	8,496
2	Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester · Master's, Small Programs	Private	6,483
3	Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	5,675
4	University of Southern MainePortland · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	4,222
5	Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional	Public	2,952
6	University of Maine at AugustaAugusta · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	2,659
7	Husson UniversityBangor · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	2,618
8	Colby CollegeWaterville · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	2,407
9	University of New EnglandBiddeford · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	2,135
10	University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	1,913
11	Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,873
12	Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	1,840
13	Bates CollegeLewiston · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,760
14	Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfield · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	1,597
15	University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	1,140
16	York County Community CollegeWells · Associate's: High Transfer-High Nontraditional	Public	1,133
17	Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	964
18	Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	942
19	Thomas CollegeWaterville · Master's, Small Programs	Private	647
20	Northern Maine Community CollegePresque Isle · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	638
21	University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	599
22	Beal UniversityBangor · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional	Private for-profit	484
23	Washington County Community CollegeCalais · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional	Public	443
24	Maine College of Art & DesignPortland · Special Focus: Technology-Related	Private	415
25	College of the AtlanticBar Harbor · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	353
26	Spa Tech Institute-WestbrookWestbrook · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	263
27	Maine College of Health ProfessionsLewiston · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	239
28	Capilo School of Hair DesignAugusta · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	156
29	Empire Beauty School-MaineBangor · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	117
30	Northeast Technical InstituteScarborough · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	74
31	The Landing SchoolArundel · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions	Private	32
32	Maine Media CollegeRockport · Special Focus: Technology-Related	Private	3
33	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual ArtsPortland · Master's, Small Programs	Private	–

A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.