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Maine Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in Maine?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of Maine colleges is 70.59% for full-time students and 44.56% for part-time students. 7,161 out of 9,744 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at Maine colleges. In public Maine colleges, the retention rate is 64% and private schools' rate is 79% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 72% and community colleges' rate is 65% in Maine.
The next schools are the top 3 Maine colleges that have the highest retention rate. University of Maine has the highest retention rate of 75% among Maine colleges. University of New England and University of Southern Maine also have higher rate of 70% and 67% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 1,000 first-time students.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in Maine by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In Maine
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total70.59%64.21%79.09%69.50%
4 Years Colleges71.67%68.86%77.00%38.00%
Community Colleges64.63%59.57%100.00%-
Trade Schools80.00%--80.00%
The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for Maine collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at Maine colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time70.59%9,7447,161
Part-time44.56%1,192530
The following table shows the Maine Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Maine Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
College of the Atlantic
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bar Harbor, ME $46,179 380 60.08% 58%
Bates College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lewiston, ME $63,478 1,790 13.74% 92%
Beal University
Private (for-profit), four-years
Bangor, ME $42,305 400 - 42%
Bowdoin College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Brunswick, ME $64,910 1,915 9.19% 94%
Maine College of Health Professions
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lewiston, ME $17,827 237 56.25% 83%
Central Maine Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Auburn, ME $6,744 ($3,864) 3,376 - 22%
Colby College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Waterville, ME $66,600 2,299 7.61% 88%
Eastern Maine Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Bangor, ME $6,667 ($3,877) 2,376 - 20%
Kennebec Valley Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Fairfield, ME $6,442 ($3,562) 2,119 - 43%
The Landing School
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Arundel, ME $27,700 46 - 92%
University of Maine at Augusta
Public, four-years
Augusta, ME $21,548 ($8,618) 4,446 - 23%
University of Maine at Farmington
Public, four-years
Farmington, ME $23,079 ($10,989) 1,837 94.17% 53%
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Public, four-years
Fort Kent, ME $14,325 ($9,045) 1,210 99.24% 36%
University of Maine
Public, four-years
Orono, ME $35,346 ($12,606) 12,231 93.96% 55%
Maine Maritime Academy
Public, four-years
Castine, ME $30,226 ($14,746) 897 57.65% 66%
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Public, four-years
Presque Isle, ME $14,270 ($8,990) 1,847 96.99% 29%
University of New England
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Biddeford, ME $42,550 6,434 96.28% 59%
Northern Maine Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Presque Isle, ME $6,760 ($3,880) 783 - 27%
Empire Beauty School-Maine
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Portland, ME $17,625 155 - -
Maine College of Art & Design
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Portland, ME $41,398 436 73.96% 48%
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Standish, ME $42,834 1,478 80.84% 69%
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Westbrook, ME $11,950 248 - -
Southern Maine Community College
Public, 2-4 years
South Portland, ME $6,677 ($3,797) 6,007 - 18%
University of Southern Maine
Public, four-years
Portland, ME $27,104 ($10,920) 7,583 85.43% 41%
Thomas College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Waterville, ME $30,896 1,737 97.24% 50%
Unity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
New Gloucester, ME $12,640 4,281 94.31% 52%
Washington County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Calais, ME $6,567 ($3,687) 505 - 42%
York County Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Wells, ME $6,746 ($3,866) 1,625 - 23%
Capilo School of Hair Design
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Augusta, ME $16,900 161 - -
Northeast Technical Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Scarborough, ME $17,982 407 - -
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Portland, ME $50,000 92 - -
Husson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Bangor, ME $22,194 3,065 91.31% 59%
Maine Media College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Rockport, ME $52,665 43 - -
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Harrison, ME $12,950 - - -
Empire Beauty School-Bangor
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Bangor, ME $17,625 - - -
University of Maine - Machias
Public, four-years
Machias, ME $17,670 ($9,420) - - -
Beal University
Private (for-profit), four-years
Wilton, ME $42,305 - - -