University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME · Public · Rural (fringe) · UMPI
Public institution in Presque Isle, ME · 1,362 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $40,956 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
- Top 16%Average net price
- Top 20%Median graduate debt
- Top 24%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
- $10,028321st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,990478th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,270510th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,663305th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,000365th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,9561,562nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,7931,590th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 37.7%1,568th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.8%1,097th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.1%1,464th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,3621,178th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 28.0:12,092nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.6%1,434th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 332 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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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 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,810 | $35,060 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,228 | $28,236 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $27,295 | $25,194 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, OtherEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1903source
- Athletic nickname: "Owls"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Hootie the Owlsource
- Motto: "North of Ordinary"source
- Campus size: about 150 acressource
- Formerly known as "Aroostook State Normal School" (1903–1952)source
- Formerly known as "The Aroostook State Teachers College" (1952–1965)source
- Formerly known as "The Aroostook State College" (1965–1971)source
- Athletic conference: NACsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Maine at Presque Isle’s 1,362 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ME
- University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME · 1,131 undergrads
- Bates CollegeLewiston, ME · 1,753 undergrads
- Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME · 930 undergrads
- Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · 888 undergrads
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · 1,846 undergrads
- Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME · 688 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 1,362 undergrads
- Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN · 1,361 undergrads
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · 1,361 undergrads
- East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX · 1,364 undergrads
- Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachie, TX · 1,366 undergrads
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteumpi.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 161341)
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