University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME · Public · Town (distant) · UMA · UMA-Bangor · University of Maine at Augusta - Bangor
Public institution in Augusta, ME · 2,759 undergraduates · $40,342 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Cost of attendance
- Top 21%Average net price
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,353409th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,618440th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,548944th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,813310th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,734964th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,3421,594th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,4671,444th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 23.3%1,875th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.6%1,520th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,759746th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.0%1,087th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 149 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,997 | $53,358 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $50,231 | $49,937 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,568 | $28,816 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,060 | $33,637 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,281 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $31,567 | $29,956 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $29,882 | $29,374 |
| Library Science and AdministrationLibrary Science | bachelors | $18,771 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $114,636 (M $62,172 · W $44,028 · Coed $8,436)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Maine at Augusta’s 2,759 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ME
- Husson UniversityBangor, ME · 2,395 undergrads
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · 2,282 undergrads
- University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME · 2,189 undergrads
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · 1,846 undergrads
- Bates CollegeLewiston, ME · 1,753 undergrads
- University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME · 1,362 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,760 undergrads
- Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford, CT · 2,761 undergrads
- South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 2,757 undergrads
- School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · 2,762 undergrads
- Widener UniversityChester, PA · 2,765 undergrads
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · 2,746 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuma.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 161217)
- Compare colleges in MERe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MaineEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Husson UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Maine at Augusta vs Husson UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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