Most selective colleges in Maine

16 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 16 most selective colleges in Maine, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 7% at Colby College to 99% at University of Maine at Fort Kent. 6 are public and 10 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Colby College Waterville, ME	Private	7%	1,500	$23,939
2	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	Private	8%	1,514	$20,786
3	Bates College Lewiston, ME	Private	13%	1,446	$30,703
4	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME	Public	61%	1,185	$21,185
5	College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	Private	65%	—	$24,028
6	Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME	Private	78%	—	$36,443
7	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	Public	79%	1,130	$11,729
8	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	Private	82%	1,030	$24,666
9	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	Private	82%	—	$18,217
10	Husson University Bangor, ME	Private	86%	1,110	$20,798
11	University of New England Biddeford, ME	Private	89%	—	$37,109
12	University of Maine Orono, ME	Public	96%	—	$18,045
13	Thomas College Waterville, ME	Private	97%	—	$19,223
14	University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME	Public	97%	—	$10,028
15	University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME	Public	98%	1,040	$14,873
16	University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME	Public	99%	—	$10,865

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