Popular Maine Colleges Easy to Get Into
Maine has 12 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include University of Maine in Orono, Maine, accepting 97% of applicants. Also frequently researched: University of Southern Maine, University of New England and Saint Joseph's College of Maine.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Orono, ME
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- 97% acceptance rate
UMaine is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, forestry, and marine sciences. The wooded campus sits along the Stillwater River in the college town of Orono.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $18,061
University of Southern Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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- 79% acceptance rate
USM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students split time between an urban Portland campus and a residential campus in nearby Gorham.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $14,028
University of New England
- Private 4 Year
- Biddeford, ME
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- 92% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UNE is a private university known for undergraduate marine science and the health professions. The Biddeford campus sits on the southern Maine coast along the Saco River estuary.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $40,003
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- Private 4 Year
- Standish, ME
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- 84% acceptance rate
A private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on the shores of Sebago Lake in a rural Maine setting.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $28,217
University of Maine at Farmington
- Public 4 Year
- Farmington, ME
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- 97% acceptance rate
University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.
- SAT Range 995-1245
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Net Price $17,451
University of Maine at Augusta
- Public 4 Year
- Augusta, ME
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- 100% acceptance rate
UMA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and information technology. The campus is based in Maine's capital city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,077
Maine College of Art & Design
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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- 76% acceptance rate
Maine College of Art & Design is a private art and design college known for undergraduate studio art, illustration, and graphic design. The urban campus sits in Portland's Arts District.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $39,639
University of Maine at Presque Isle
- Public 4 Year
- Presque Isle, ME
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- 100% acceptance rate
UMPI is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in rural Presque Isle in northern Maine near the Canadian border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $8,526
University of Maine at Fort Kent
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Kent, ME
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- 98% acceptance rate
UMFK is a small public university known for undergraduate nursing, forestry, and education. The rural campus sits in far northern Maine near the Canadian border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $8,601
Thomas College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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- 96% acceptance rate
Thomas is a small private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in Waterville in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,126
Unity Environmental University
- Private 4 Year
- New Gloucester, ME
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- 100% acceptance rate
Unity Environmental is a private university known for undergraduate environmental science, wildlife conservation, and sustainability. The rural Flagship Campus occupies the Pineland site in New Gloucester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,454
Husson University
- Private 4 Year
- Bangor, ME
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- 81% acceptance rate
Husson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and health sciences. The compact campus sits in Bangor in central Maine.
- SAT Range 1065-1275
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $21,005