University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME · Public four-year · City: Small
5,520undergraduates
79%admitted
Test scores requiredSAT/ACT
$12,006average net price per year
46%graduate in 6 years
76%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 5,823
- Admitted
- 4,618
- Admit rate
- 79%
- Admit rate, women
- 85%
- Admit rate, men
- 71%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 718
- SAT/ACT
- Test scores required
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 12%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 505-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 490-640
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 1%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-26
| High school GPA | Not considered |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
58 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other Bachelor's (68 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (176 awarded)
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded), Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (81 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Insurance Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Meeting and Event Planning Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded), Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Tourism and Travel Services Management Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Social sciences (8)
- Criminology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Cultural Anthropology Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geography, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Social Sciences, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (85 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Education (4)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Industrial Technology/Technician Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Physical Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Pre-Veterinary Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (42)
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship Post-bachelor's certificate
- Multicultural Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Reading Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master's
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Health Services Administration Master's
- Nursing Administration Master's
- Nursing Education Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Public Health, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Educational Psychology Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- School Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Social Work Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Organizational Behavior Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Organizational Leadership Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Master's
- Geography, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Social Sciences, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master's
- Statistics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Conducting Master's
- Music Pedagogy Master's
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Sustainability Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,920
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $27,104
- Housing and food on campus
- $11,650
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,242
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $26,812
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $42,996
- Total cost living at home
- $15,162
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $7,226 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $8,330 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $10,828 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $14,704 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,346 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 98%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 95%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,158
- Got a grant from the college
- 91%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,701
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 26%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 50%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,997
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 3%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 32%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 46%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 37%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 46%
- Transferred to another college
- 25%
- Came back for year two
- 76%
| Pell grant students | 43% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 46% |
| Neither | 51% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 526 | 51% |
| Men | 361 | 39% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 22 | 45% |
| Black | 65 | 43% |
| Hispanic | 36 | 19% |
| White | 704 | 49% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 44% |
| Race unknown | 10 | 30% (small group) |
| International | 21 | 38% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 690 | 37% | 30% |
| Started here, part-time | 53 | 6% | 43% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 695 | 61% | 20% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 348 | 41% | 26% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 7,528
- Undergraduates
- 5,520
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,404
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,116
- Graduate students
- 2,008
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 66%
- From out of state
- 32%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 19%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 14%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 15%
| Women | 58% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 76% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 4% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103
- County
- Cumberland County
- Part of
- University of Maine System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.