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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Maine

Bowdoin College has the highest graduation rate of 94% for academic year 2022-2023 in Maine. Bates College is ranked second with 92% and Colby College follows them with 88%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Maine.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Maine
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Bowdoin College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBrunswick, ME
94%4%96%
2Bates College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLewiston, ME
92%5%93%
3Colby College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaterville, ME
88%7%93%
4Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStandish, ME
69%-77%
5University of New England
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBiddeford, ME
59%32%70%
6Husson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBangor, ME
59%-79%
7College of the Atlantic
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBar Harbor, ME
58%27%74%
8University of Maine
Public, four-yearsOrono, ME
55%29%75%
9University of Maine at Farmington
Public, four-yearsFarmington, ME
53%26%71%
10Unity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Gloucester, ME
52%-39%
11University of Southern Maine
Public, four-yearsPortland, ME
41%29%67%
12University of Maine at Fort Kent
Public, four-yearsFort Kent, ME
36%-59%
13University of Maine at Presque Isle
Public, four-yearsPresque Isle, ME
29%-58%