- The Inkwell
- Maine
- Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, MERural: distantZIP 04420Founded 1941
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1941
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- mainemaritime.edu
MainePublic
Maine Maritime Academy
Maine Maritime Academy is a public college in Castine, Maine, with 942 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $21,078 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention82%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans84%
$21,078net price / year
54%admission rate
1166average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$101,511median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#53 of 1,704 for earnings#949 of 1,739 for lowest net price#737 of 1,738 for graduation rate#282 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
- $31,940tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,622
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,450
- Average net price
- $21,078national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,300
$30,001–48,000$13,835
$48,001–75,000$14,392
$75,001–110,000$21,719
$110,001+$23,949
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 54%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1166
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 565–625
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–635
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $95,699
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $101,511middle 50%: $67,947–$139,515
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$139,515
Median, Maine Maritime Academy$101,511
Lower quarter$67,947
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
- 942
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 20% / 80%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 78%
- Average faculty salary
- —
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,658
- Endowment, end of year
- $52,011,514
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White81%
Hispanic5.8%
Black3.0%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.2%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering41%
Transportation & materials moving31%
Engineering technologies11%
Business & management8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.3%
Physical sciences1.9%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME | $17,158 | 50% | $47,674 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | $11,167 | 35% | $56,874 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME | $10,972 | 39% | $47,161 |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME | $9,721 | 26% | $44,543 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $14,927 | 43% | $57,989 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | $17,224 | 57% | $59,140 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO | $21,546 | 56% | $48,798 |
| Hiram College Hiram, OH | $20,753 | 56% | $57,745 |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | $21,545 | 61% | $58,881 |
| Bluffton University Bluffton, OH | $21,315 | 53% | $53,346 |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA | $21,483 | 53% | $52,584 |
| Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE | $22,158 | 55% | $58,875 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 161299. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5978689.