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Maine's largest colleges & universities
Ranked by full-time undergraduate enrollment, fall 2025
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1
Unity Environmental University
70 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester 04260
509-7100 / unity.edu
9,463 / 8,177 $13,000 55 / 500
Melik Peter
Khoury
Private /
$17,400,000
2
University of Maine
1
168 College Ave., Orono 04469
581-1865 / umaine.edu
7,308 / 7,471 $12,720 528 / 252
Joan
Ferrini-
Mundy
Public /
$593,332,623
3
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300, Portland 04104
800-800-4876 / usm.maine.edu
3,371 / 3,425 $9,480 254 / 366
Jacqueline
Edmondson
Public /
$51,167,000
4
Southern Maine Community College
2 Fort Road, South Portland 04106
741-5500 / smccme.edu
3,336 / 2,843 $2,880 99 / 377
Kristen
Miller
Public /
$96,518.9
5
Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville 04901
859-4000 / colby.edu
2,354 / 2,407 $69,830 236 / 13
David A.
Greene
Private /
$1,160,160,000
6
Husson University
1 College Circle, Bangor 04401
941-7000 / husson.edu
2,279 / 2,239 $22,745 115 / 274
Lynne Coy-
Ogan
Private /
$38,817,256
7
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford 04005
283-0171 / une.edu
2,082 / 2,114 $44,280 309 / 258
James D.
Herbert
Private /
$437,030,656
8
Bowdoin College
255 Maine St., Brunswick 04011
725-3000 / bowdoin.edu
1,837 / 1,873 $71,070 205 / 33 Safa Zaki
Private /
$2,583,406,000
9
Central Maine Community College
1250 Turner St., Auburn 04210
755-5100 / cmcc.edu
1,746 / 1,694 $2,880 62 / 164 Betsy Libby
Public /
$80,156.5
10
Bates College
2 Andrews Road, Lewiston
04240 786-6255 / bates.edu
1,736 / 1,760 $89,930 188 / 23
Garry
Jenkins
Private /
$485,312,039
11
University of Maine at Presque Isle
181 Main St., Presque Isle 04769
768-9400 / umpi.edu
1,594 / 1,403 $8,040 46 / 101
Raymond
Rice
Public /
$8,678,742
12
University of Maine at Augusta
46 University Drive, Augusta 04330
877-862-1234 / uma.edu
1,290 / 1,239 $8,040 96 / 140
Jenifer
Cushman
Public /
$9,662,903
13
University of Maine at Farmington
111 South St., Farmington 04938
778-7050 / farmington.edu
1,111 / 978 $9,480 70 / 26
Joseph
McDonnell
Public /
$19,132,597
14
Eastern Maine Community College
354 Hogan Road, Bangor 04401
974-4600 / emcc.edu
1,005 / 1,037 $2,880 64 / 81 Janet Sortor
Public /
$119,407.3
15
Maine Maritime Academy
1 Pleasant St., Castine 04420
326-4311; 800-464-6565 / mainemaritime.edu
875 / 859 $12,172 79 / 23
Craig
Johnson
Public /
$59,366,606
16
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish 04084
892-6766 / sjcme.edu
771 / 804 $45,444 57 / 141
Joseph
Cassidy
Private /
$18,436,337
17
Thomas College
180 West River Road, Waterville 04901
859-1111 / thomas.edu
672 / 652 $31,518 39 / 24
Jeannine
Diddle Uzzi
Private /
$28,983,159
18
Kennebec Valley Community College
92 Western Ave., Fairfield 04937
453-5000 / kvcc.me.edu
516 / 512 $2,880 47 / 56
Karen
Normandin
Public / N/A
