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. Maine's public education system also includes the Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the Maine Maritime Academy.

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.

The largest institution in the state is the public University of Maine, with 12,231 students. The smallest, with 43 students, is Maine Media College. The University of Maine is home to the state's only NCAA Division I athletic program, the Maine Black Bears. Maine also hosts numerous private baccalaureate colleges such as Husson University, Unity Environmental University, 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
School Location(s) Control Type Enrollment
(Fall 2024) 		Founded Athletic Conference
University of Maine Orono Public Research university 10,878 1865 AmEast

(NCAA D-I)

Unity Environmental University New Gloucester and Unity Private Masters university 9,154 1965 N/A
Southern Maine Community College South Portland and Brunswick Public Associates college 7,900 1946 YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

University of New England Biddeford and Portland Private Research university 6,573 1939 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

University of Southern Maine Gorham and Portland Public Masters university 6,257 1878 LEC

(NCAA D-III)

Central Maine Community College Auburn Public Associates college 4,754 1963 YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Husson University Bangor Private Doctoral university 3,133 1898 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Augusta Augusta Public Baccalaureate college 3,034 1965 YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Eastern Maine Community College Bangor Public Associates college 2,719 1966 N/A
Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield Public Associates college 2,489 1969 Independent

(USCAA D-II)

Colby College Waterville Private Baccalaureate college 2,299 1813 NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

York County Community College Wells Public Associates college 1,875 1994 YSCC

(USCAA D-II)

Bowdoin College Brunswick Private Baccalaureate college 1,850 1794 NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

Bates College Lewiston Private Baccalaureate college 1,753 1855 NESCAC

(NCAA D-III)

Thomas College Waterville Private Masters university 1,737 1894 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Farmington Farmington Public Baccalaureate college 1,524 1863 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle Public Baccalaureate college 1,509 1903 NAC

(NCAA D-III)

Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish Private Masters university 1,478 1912 GNAC

(NCAA D-III)

Maine Maritime Academy Castine Public Baccalaureate college 897 1941 CNE

(NCAA D-III)

Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle Public Associates college 808 1961 N/A
Washington County Community College Calais Public Associates college 805 1969 Independent

(USCAA D-II)

University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent Public Baccalaureate college 770 1878 Independent

(USCAA D-II)

Maine College of Art & Design Portland Private Special-focus institution 436 1882 N/A
Beal University Bangor Private
(for-profit) 		Associates college 400 1891 N/A
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor Private Baccalaureate college 380 1969 N/A
University of Maine at Machias Machias Public Baccalaureate college 293 1909 N/A
University of Maine School of Law Portland Public Special-focus institution 277 1962 N/A
Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston Private Special-focus institution 237 1891 N/A
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland Private Masters college 92 2007 N/A
New England Bible College and Seminary Bangor Private Seminary 55 1959 N/A
The Landing School Arundel Private Special-focus institution 46 1978 N/A
Maine Media College Rockport Private Special-focus institution 43 1973 N/A

Defunct institutions

School Location(s) Founded Closed Cite
Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor 1814 2013
Bliss College Lewiston 1897 1972
Casco Bay College Portland 1863 1999
Eastern State Normal School Castine 1867 1942
Gorham State College Gorham 1878 1970
Immaculate Heart of Mary Institute Saco
John F. Kennedy College Fort Kent 1965 1975
LaMennais College Alfred 1951 1959
Mid-State College Augusta 1867 2003
Nasson College Springvale 1912 1983
Northern Conservatory of Music Bangor 1929 1972
Oblate College & Seminary Bar Harbor 1941 1969
Ricker College Houlton 1848 1978
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Portland 1973 2016 Acquired by the Maine College of Art
Westbrook College Portland 1831 1996

Out-of-state institutions

  • Northeastern University in Massachusetts offers graduate degrees in technology at the Roux Institute in Portland.
  • Tufts University School of Medicine in Massachusetts offers a medical degree program at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Unaccredited institutions

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

  • Heartwood College of Art — Biddeford

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