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Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, Maine · Distant rural

#1 for grad earnings in Maine#4 most selective in Maine
54.1%
Admit rate
$23,414
Avg net price
58%
Graduation rate
$89,964
Median earnings

Maine Maritime Academy is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Castine, Maine (distant rural setting), enrolling 942 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 942 undergradsDistant ruralSelective · 54% admitNCAA Division III with football · Division III IndependentsCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Maine Maritime Academy's admitted students.

Admit rate
54.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
1095–1260
Avg GPA (est.)
3.40

Enter a test score to see where you land against Maine Maritime Academy's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Maine Maritime Academy's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Castine, Maine

Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries. Majabagaduce (as the Indian name would be corrupted) changed hands numerous times with shifting imperial politics. At one time or another, it was occupied by the French, Dutch and England's Plymouth Colony. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
88 miles to Portland, ME
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
22 miles to Hancock County-Bar Harbor (BHB)

How Maine Maritime Academy compares

Selectivity54.1%

More selective than 82% · #4 most selective of 15 in Maine

SAT average1166

Higher than 49%

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 58% · #8 of 17 in Maine

First-year retention82%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$89,964

Higher than 95% · #1 of 17 in Maine

Average net price$23,414

Cheaper than 34% · #12 cheapest of 17 in Maine

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment942

Larger than 36%

Percentiles compare Maine Maritime Academy with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Maine.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

968students
  • Undergraduate94297%
  • Graduate263%

Undergraduates by gender

942undergrads
  • Women16518%
  • Men77782%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White81%
  • Black3.0%
  • Hispanic5.8%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial9.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
942
Graduate enrollment
26
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
21%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$87,728
Endowment
$52,011,514

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 230 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maine46%
  • Other U.S. states53%
  • International1.3%

A regional draw: about 45% of first-years come from Maine, the rest from elsewhere.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
54.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1095–1260
SAT average
1166
SAT reading
565–625
SAT math
530–635
ACT composite
21–26
Average GPA (estimated)
3.40

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,158
Out-of-state tuition
$31,102
Room & board
$12,282
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$31,046
Average net price
$23,414

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
58%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$93,944
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$89,964
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
58%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
85%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
62%
First-generation
57%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
662
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
70%
Housing charge (year)
$4,750
Meal plan (year)
$7,176
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Football conference
Division III Independents
Varsity athletes
273 (169 men · 104 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Lacrosse49
Soccer46
Football40
Swimming and Diving (combined)30
Basketball29
Cross Country28
Wrestling22
Volleyball16
Golf13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (971 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,511
$30–48k
$21,690
$48–75k
$21,162
$75–110k
$24,372
$110k+
$25,021

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$95,173

$21,162/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,390
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 99% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,390. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 219 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$89,964
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
86%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
77°F
Winter low
10°F
Annual rain
48.8″
Annual snow
71.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Belfast, ME US station (9.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.