Private nonprofit · University

Unity Environmental University

New Gloucester, Maine · Distant rural

Admit rate
$19,104
Avg net price
29%
Graduation rate
$37,852
Median earnings

Unity Environmental University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in New Gloucester, Maine (distant rural setting), enrolling 6,483 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 6,483 undergradsDistant ruralCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About New Gloucester, Maine

New Gloucester is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. New Gloucester was established in 1736 under a Massachusetts Bay Colony grant of a 6-square-mile (16 km2) tract of land in the Maine Territory to sixty inhabitants of the Gloucester fishing village on Cape Ann. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
17 miles to Portland, ME
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Portland International Jetport (PWM) · major hub

How Unity Environmental University compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #16 of 17 in Maine

First-year retention36%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,852

Higher than 10% · #17 of 17 in Maine

Average net price$19,104

Cheaper than 54% · #10 cheapest of 17 in Maine

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio36 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment6,483

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Unity Environmental University 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

7,141students
  • Undergraduate6,48391%
  • Graduate6589%

Undergraduates by gender

6,483undergrads
  • Women3,29751%
  • Men3,18649%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black6.8%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial9.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,483
Graduate enrollment
658
Student–faculty ratio
36 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
64%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
58%
Median family income
$66,806
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,735
Endowment
$16,527,514

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,640
Room & board
$12,800
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$21,931
Average net price
$19,104

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)
29%
Graduated on time (4 years)
24%
First-year retention
36%
Transferred to another college
40%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,698
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,852
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
86%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
66%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
42%
First-generation
47%

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
575
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
9%
Housing charge (year)
$6,830
Meal plan (year)
$5,326
Application fee
Free

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%.

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 (7,165 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
$18,370
$30–48k
$19,288
$48–75k
$20,079
$75–110k
$21,408
$110k+
$21,931

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
$85,222

$20,079/year × about 4.2 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?

Unity Environmental University funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,852
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
66%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
79°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
50.1″
Annual snow
84″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gray, ME US station (0.9 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.