Maine

Where Maine's high school graduates go to college

17,369
Total Freshmen
603
Destination Colleges
72%
Stay In-State
71%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Maine's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 University of Maine in-state Maine 2,287 13.2%
2 Southern Maine Community College in-state Maine 1,638 9.4%
3 University of Southern Maine in-state Maine 1,206 6.9%
4 Central Maine Community College in-state Maine 1,010 5.8%
5 Husson University in-state Maine 727 4.2%
6 Kennebec Valley Community College in-state Maine 616 3.5%
7 University of Maine at Farmington in-state Maine 616 3.5%
8 University of Maine at Augusta in-state Maine 541 3.1%
9 Eastern Maine Community College in-state Maine 476 2.7%
10 Thomas College in-state Maine 407 2.3%
11 York County Community College in-state Maine 315 1.8%
12 Maine Maritime Academy in-state Maine 271 1.6%
13 University of Maine at Presque Isle in-state Maine 265 1.5%
14 University of New England in-state Maine 264 1.5%
15 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 230 1.3%
16 Saint Joseph's College of Maine in-state Maine 202 1.2%
17 Northern Maine Community College in-state Maine 185 1.1%
18 University of New Hampshire-Main Ca New Hampshire 160 0.9%
19 Washington County Community College in-state Maine 150 0.9%
20 Northeast Technical Institute in-state Maine 147 0.8%
21 Beal University in-state Maine 143 0.8%
22 University of Maine at Fort Kent in-state Maine 127 0.7%
23 Unity Environmental University in-state Maine 124 0.7%
24 Capilo School of Hair Design in-state Maine 117 0.7%
25 Empire Beauty School-Maine in-state Maine 117 0.7%
26 University of Vermont Vermont 116 0.7%
27 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Massachusetts 108 0.6%
28 Plymouth State University New Hampshire 106 0.6%
29 University of Maine at Machias in-state Maine 104 0.6%
30 Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook in-state Maine 95 0.5%
31 Bates College in-state Maine 92 0.5%
32 Bowdoin College in-state Maine 81 0.5%
33 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 80 0.5%
34 Merrimack College Massachusetts 77 0.4%
35 Colby College in-state Maine 72 0.4%
36 Endicott College Massachusetts 67 0.4%
37 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 61 0.4%
38 Bentley University Massachusetts 56 0.3%
39 Maine College of Art & Design in-state Maine 51 0.3%
40 Wentworth Institute of Technology Massachusetts 50 0.3%
41 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 49 0.3%
42 Clark University Massachusetts 47 0.3%
43 Emmanuel College Massachusetts 47 0.3%
44 Boston College Massachusetts 46 0.3%
45 Roger Williams University Rhode Island 44 0.3%
46 Keene State College New Hampshire 44 0.3%
47 Suffolk University Massachusetts 43 0.2%
48 Norwich University Vermont 43 0.2%
49 Syracuse University New York 42 0.2%
50 Johnson & Wales University-Providen Rhode Island 41 0.2%