Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best schools in Maine. The average acceptance rate of best schools in Maine is 49.31% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 20.96%.
Bowdoin College has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.82% and Bowdoin College has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 62.90% among best schools in Maine. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdoin College | 9,325 (4,027/5,298) | 822 (397/425) | 517 (262/255) | 9% (10%/8%) | 63% (66%/5%) |
| 2 | Colby College | 15,857 (7,097/8,760) | 1,407 (654/753) | 667 (305/362) | 9% (9%/9%) | 47% (47%/4%) |
| 3 | Bates College | 7,319 (3,308/4,011) | 1,267 (551/716) | 553 (266/287) | 17% (17%/18%) | 44% (48%/7%) |
| 4 | University of New England | 4,765 (1,531/3,229) | 4,288 (1,344/2,943) | 595 (192/403) | 90% (88%/91%) | 14% (14%/12%) |
| 5 | Husson University | 2,802 (1,197/1,605) | 2,397 (962/1,435) | 596 (247/349) | 86% (80%/89%) | 25% (26%/22%) |
| 6 | University of Maine | 14,965 (6,661/8,279) | 14,435 (6,397/8,019) | 2,317 (1,172/1,134) | 96% (96%/97%) | 16% (18%/14%) |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 1,354 (495/858) | 1,091 (404/686) | 208 (97/110) | 81% (82%/80%) | 19% (24%/13%) |
| 8 | College of the Atlantic | 525 (154/371) | 321 (73/248) | 93 (25/68) | 61% (47%/67%) | 29% (34%/18%) |
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 5,397 (2,039/3,358) | 4,695 (1,693/3,002) | 895 (343/552) | 87% (83%/89%) | 19% (20%/16%) |
| 10 | Thomas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Average | 6,923 (2,945/2,945) | 3,414 (1,386/2,025) | 716 (323/391) | 49.31% (47.1%/68.8%) | 20.96% (23.3%/19.3%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of 25th percentile is 1,119 and 75th percentile is 1,318 for best schools in Maine. By subject, the average score of the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 611 and the average SAT Math score is 607.
has the highest SAT scores of -1 and has the lowest SAT scores of 1,000,000 among best schools in Maine. The following table compares SAT Scores between best schools in Maine for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Bowdoin College | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||
| 2 | Colby College | 40% (268) | 690 | 750 | 710 | 780 |
| 3 | Bates College | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||
| 4 | University of New England | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||
| 5 | Husson University | Test Scores are recommended to submit for applying to the school, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 6 | University of Maine | 28% (652) | 540 | 650 | 520 | 630 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 14% (28) | 500 | 620 | 520 | 610 |
| 8 | College of the Atlantic | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 18% (163) | 510 | 630 | 485 | 600 |
| 10 | Thomas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Average | 25.00% | 560.00 | 662.50 | 558.75 | 655.00 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of 25th percentile is 71 and 75th percentile is 88 for best schools in Maine. By subject, the average ACT Composite score is 27, the average ACT English score is 28, and the average ACT Math score is 25.
has the highest ACT scores of -1 and has the lowest ACT scores of 1,000,000 among best schools in Maine. The following table compares ACT Scores between best schools in Maine for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Composite | English | Math | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Bowdoin College | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||||
| 2 | Colby College | 28% (190) | 32 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 34 |
| 3 | Bates College | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||||
| 4 | University of New England | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||||
| 5 | Husson University | Test Scores are recommended to submit for applying to the school, but no data is available/reported. | ||||||
| 6 | University of Maine | 4% (88) | 22 | 30 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 28 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 8 | College of the Atlantic | Test Scores Neither required nor recommended for applying to the school. | ||||||
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | 1% (7) | 19 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 21 |
| 10 | Thomas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||
| Average | 11.00% | 24.33 | 29.33 | 24.67 | 30.67 | 22.00 | 27.67 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best schools in Maine based on academic year 2021-2022 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdoin College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 2 | Colby College | △ | △ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | △ | △ | △ |
| 3 | Bates College | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 4 | University of New England | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 5 | Husson University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6 | University of Maine | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 8 | College of the Atlantic | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| 9 | University of Southern Maine | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Thomas College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.