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UMaine acceptance rate

University of Maine · Orono, Maine · Public · 8,496 undergraduates

96.6%
accepted, fall 2024
14,044
applications
13,572
offers of admission
2,093
enrolled (15% of those admitted)

UMaine admitted a larger share in fall 2024 than in any year since 2001: 97% of 14,044 applicants. UMaine expanded its offers faster than its applicant pool grew, so the rate climbed 14 points between 2014 and 2024, to 97%. UMaine admits more of its applicants than the typical four-year college, where the median rate is 77%.

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%25%50%75%100%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 81%2002 80%2003 79%2004 76%2005 79%2006 80%2007 79%2008 77%2009 77%2010 80%2011 78%2012 78%2013 81%2014 83%2015 91%2016 90%2017 92%2018 92%2019 90%2020 92%2021 96%2022 94%2023 96%2024 97%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202414,04413,57296.6%2,093
202313,99513,39595.7%1,868
202215,02114,11494.0%1,940
202114,96514,43596.5%2,317
202014,78513,63392.2%2,059
201913,11811,83890.2%2,140
201812,45711,50392.3%2,248
201713,23112,20792.3%2,299
201612,95211,62589.8%2,230
201511,04410,07391.2%2,047
201411,5529,53982.6%2,068
20138,3066,73381.1%1,997
20128,0936,28977.7%1,785
20117,2475,63877.8%1,783
20106,7865,43580.1%1,731
20097,4085,72177.2%2,082
20086,9935,40277.2%1,970
20076,0864,83479.4%1,898
20065,7024,58080.3%1,785
20055,6224,44579.1%1,702
20045,5404,20475.9%1,698
20035,2494,13678.8%1,764
20024,8113,85480.1%1,605
20014,7833,89081.3%1,647

Applications and offers

05k10k15k20k20012004200720102013201620192024AppliedAdmitted2001 Applied: 5k Admitted: 4k2002 Applied: 5k Admitted: 4k2003 Applied: 5k Admitted: 4k2004 Applied: 6k Admitted: 4k2005 Applied: 6k Admitted: 4k2006 Applied: 6k Admitted: 5k2007 Applied: 6k Admitted: 5k2008 Applied: 7k Admitted: 5k2009 Applied: 7k Admitted: 6k2010 Applied: 7k Admitted: 5k2011 Applied: 7k Admitted: 6k2012 Applied: 8k Admitted: 6k2013 Applied: 8k Admitted: 7k2014 Applied: 12k Admitted: 10k2015 Applied: 11k Admitted: 10k2016 Applied: 13k Admitted: 12k2017 Applied: 13k Admitted: 12k2018 Applied: 12k Admitted: 12k2019 Applied: 13k Admitted: 12k2020 Applied: 15k Admitted: 14k2021 Applied: 15k Admitted: 14k2022 Applied: 15k Admitted: 14k2023 Applied: 14k Admitted: 13k2024 Applied: 14k Admitted: 14k
First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women7,9667,72997.0%
Men5,9915,75996.1%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Not considered (test-blind)
Score ranges
Not published for this entering class

Colleges similar to UMaine

The six public four-year colleges closest to UMaine in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO		97%8,697$14,954$61,386
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX		97%6,844$16,494$46,064
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX		94%8,728$15,928$54,376
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY		97%7,944$13,647$62,764
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA		94%7,451$17,839$51,161
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND		95%9,471$15,636$65,925

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by UMaine to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · UMaine on College Scorecard