Most Favored Maine Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate
This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Maine. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Bowdoin College, has the highest yield rate of 53.89% for academic year 2020-2021 in Maine. Bates College is positioned second with 44.15% yield and Colby College follows them with 40%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Maine.
Name | Yield | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | |
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1 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBrunswick, ME | 53.89% | 9,402 | 861 | 464 | 9.16% |
2 | Bates CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsLewiston, ME | 44.15% | 7,696 | 1,085 | 479 | 14.10% |
3 | Colby CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsWaterville, ME | 39.58% | 13,922 | 1,430 | 566 | 10.27% |
4 | Husson UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBangor, ME | 27.16% | 2,301 | 1,948 | 529 | 84.66% |
5 | College of the AtlanticPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBar Harbor, ME | 27.04% | 405 | 307 | 83 | 75.80% |
6 | Unity CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsUnity, ME | 26.84% | 885 | 883 | 237 | 99.77% |
7 | University of Maine at Presque IslePublic, 4 or more yearsPresque Isle, ME | 25.54% | 700 | 693 | 177 | 99.00% |
8 | University of Maine at FarmingtonPublic, 4 or more yearsFarmington, ME | 24.72% | 1,595 | 1,509 | 373 | 94.61% |
9 | Saint Joseph's College of MainePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsStandish, ME | 20.27% | 1,274 | 1,105 | 224 | 86.73% |
10 | University of Southern MainePublic, 4 or more yearsPortland, ME | 19.25% | 4,774 | 4,198 | 808 | 87.93% |
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