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.
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
Higher than 11% · #16 of 17 in Maine
Higher than 3%
Higher than 10% · #17 of 17 in Maine
Cheaper than 54% · #10 cheapest of 17 in Maine
Lower than 34%
Lower than 1%
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
- Undergraduate6,48391%
- Graduate6589%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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)
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.
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.
$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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gray, ME US station (0.9 mi from campus).
What Unity Environmental University 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.
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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.













