- The Inkwell
- Maine
- University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, METown: distantZIP 04330Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.uma.edu
MainePublic
University of Maine at Augusta
University of Maine at Augusta is a public university in Augusta, Maine, with 2,659 undergraduates. It graduates 26% within six years and costs $9,721 a year after aid.
26%graduate
Retention60%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans24%
$9,721net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
26%graduate in 6 years
$44,543median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#1,464 of 1,704 for earnings#171 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,601 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $18,165tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,698
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,378
- Average net price
- $9,721national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,433
$30,001–48,000$8,597
$48,001–75,000$7,462
$75,001–110,000$11,550
$110,001+$14,913
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college26%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 26%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,644
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,543middle 50%: $28,787–$61,879
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$61,879
Median, University of Maine at Augusta$44,543
Lower quarter$28,787
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
- 2,659
- Part-time
- 54%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 29.1
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 41%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,060 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,925
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,127,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic5.3%
Black4.2%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.8%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions29%
Liberal arts & humanities20%
Business & management9.4%
Computer & information sciences8.6%
Education6.1%
Library science5.1%
Public administration & social service3.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Maine
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME | $10,972 | 39% | $47,161 |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME | $17,158 | 50% | $47,674 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $14,927 | 43% | $57,989 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME | $21,078 | 58% | $101,511 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | $11,167 | 35% | $56,874 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | $17,224 | 57% | $59,140 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH | $10,410 | 28% | $63,814 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA | $10,080 | 22% | $48,736 |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | $11,513 | 26% | $63,814 |
| Glenville State University Glenville, WV | $10,748 | 29% | $44,924 |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja Vega Baja, PR | $11,643 | 25% | $27,834 |
| Livingstone College Salisbury, NC | $10,838 | 20% | $38,502 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 161217. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7895654.