- The Inkwell
- Maine
- Husson University
Bangor, MECity: smallZIP 04401Founded 1898
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1898
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.husson.edu
MainePrivate nonprofit
Husson University
Husson University is a private nonprofit university in Bangor, Maine, with 2,618 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $22,146 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention75%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans70%
$22,146net price / year
81%admission rate
1180average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$57,136median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#934 of 1,704 for earnings#1,030 of 1,739 for lowest net price#674 of 1,738 for graduation rate#888 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,081tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $24,126
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,126
- Average net price
- $22,146national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,332
$30,001–48,000$17,209
$48,001–75,000$17,697
$75,001–110,000$21,479
$110,001+$27,958
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 535–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,349
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,136middle 50%: $39,013–$80,515
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,515
Median, Husson University$57,136
Lower quarter$39,013
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,618
- Part-time
- 28%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,935 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,867
- Endowment, end of year
- $33,904,930
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic0.7%
Black5.8%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races5.8%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown3.4%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Business & management17%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.4%
Legal professions8.2%
Visual & performing arts7.7%
Psychology5.8%
Communication & journalism5.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 487524. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5949943.