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Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, Maine · Distant rural
- 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.
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
More selective than 82% · #4 most selective of 15 in Maine
Higher than 49%
Higher than 58% · #8 of 17 in Maine
Higher than 66%
Higher than 95% · #1 of 17 in Maine
Cheaper than 34% · #12 cheapest of 17 in Maine
Lower than 11%
Lower than 76%
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
- Undergraduate94297%
- Graduate263%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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)
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)
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Belfast, ME US station (9.1 mi from campus).
What Maine Maritime Academy graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to Maine Maritime Academy
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Maine Maritime Academy side by side →
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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Rutgers University-Camden
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- 1178
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- Earnings
- $74k
Virginia Military Institute
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- Earnings
- $77k
University of Minnesota-Rochester
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- 568
- Admission
- 71%
- Net price
- $14k
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- Earnings
- $69k
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
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- Students
- 1,044
- Admission
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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Eastern Maine Community College
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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.













