List of colleges and universities in Maine

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The U.S. state of Maine has twenty-nine accredited, degree-granting institutions of higher learning. The state's land-grant university and only research university is the University of Maine in Orono. It is the flagship of the University of Maine System, which also has institutions in Augusta, Portland/Gorham/Lewiston, Farmington, Fort Kent, Machias, and Presque Isle. [1] Maine's public education system also includes the Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the Maine Maritime Academy.

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The state's three oldest institutions of higher education are Bowdoin College (founded in 1794), Colby College (1813), and Bates College (1855). The three colleges collectively form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and are ranked among the best colleges in the United States; often placing in the top 10 percent of all liberal arts colleges. [2] [3] [4]

The largest institution in the state is the public University of Maine, with 11,561 students. The smallest, with 79 students, is The Landing School, an institution focused on boat building. UMaine is home to the state's only NCAA Division I athletic program, the Maine Black Bears. The collegiate system of Maine also includes numerous baccalaureate colleges such as Husson University, Unity College, and Thomas College. There is only one medical school in the state, the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and only one law school, the University of Maine School of Law.

Open institutions

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Universities and colleges in Maine blue=public; green=private
SchoolLocation(s)ControlType [lower-alpha 1] Enrollment (2019) [lower-alpha 2] Founded
Bates College Lewiston Private Baccalaureate college 1,9641855
Beal University Bangor Private
(for-profit)
Associates college 2291891 [5]
Bowdoin College Brunswick Private Baccalaureate college 1,9691794
Central Maine Community College Auburn Public Associates college 3,7461963 [6]
Colby College Waterville Private Baccalaureate college 2,1501813 [7]
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor Private Baccalaureate college 3871969
Eastern Maine Community College Bangor Public Associates college 3,1451966 [8]
Husson University Bangor Private Masters university 4,2231898
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland Private Special-focus institution 922007 [9]
Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield Public Associates college 3,3411969 [10]
The Landing School Arundel Private Special-focus institution 641978 [11]
Maine College of Art & Design Portland Private School of art 4881882
Maine Maritime Academy Castine Public Baccalaureate college 1,0071941
Maine Media College Rockport Private Special-focus institution 431973
Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston Private Associates college 2341891 [12]
New England Bible College and Seminary Bangor Private Seminary 551959
Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle Public Associates college 1,1081961 [13]
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish Private Masters university 3,3971912
Southern Maine Community College South Portland Public Associates college 8,8471946 [14]
Thomas College Waterville Private Baccalaureate college 1,9871894
Unity Environmental University New Gloucester and Unity Private Masters university 4,2811965
University of Maine Orono Public Research university 13,0911865
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta Public Baccalaureate college 5,5151965
University of Maine at Farmington Farmington Public Baccalaureate college 2,4611863
University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent Public Baccalaureate college 2,1421878
University of Maine at Machias Machias Public Baccalaureate college 9591909
University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle Public Baccalaureate college 1,9161903
University of New England Biddeford and Portland Private Masters university 13,4391939
University of Southern Maine Gorham, Portland and Lewiston Public Masters university 10,6061878
Washington County Community College Calais Public Associates college 4891969 [15]
York County Community College Wells Public Associates college 2,2061994 [16]

Defunct institutions

SchoolLocation(s)FoundedClosedCite
Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor 18142013 [17]
Bliss College Lewiston 18971972 [18]
Casco Bay College Portland 18631999 [lower-alpha 3] [19] [20]
Eastern State Normal School Castine 18671942 [21]
Gorham State College Gorham 18781970 [22]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Institute Saco [23]
John F. Kennedy College Fort Kent 19651975 [24]
LaMennais College Alfred 19511959 [25]
Mid-State College Augusta 18672003 [26]
Nasson College Springvale 19121983 [27]
Northern Conservatory of Music Bangor 19291972 [28]
Oblate College & Seminary Bar Harbor 19411969 [29]
Ricker College Houlton 18481978 [30]
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Portland 19732016Acquired by the Maine College of Art [31]
Westbrook College Portland 18311996 [lower-alpha 4]

Out-of-state institutions

Unaccredited institutions

One school is recognized by the state as a degree-granting institution, but has not been accredited by a recognized accrediting body: [34]

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Notes

  1. School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. Enrollment is the 12-month unduplicated headcount as reported by IPEDS for 2018-19.
  3. Casco Bay College was purchased by Andover College in 1999.
  4. The Westbrook College campus is now known by the University of New England as the UNE Portland Campus.