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University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine · Distant town

#3 best value in Maine
Admit rate
$10,924
Avg net price
27%
Graduation rate
$40,342
Median earnings

University of Maine at Augusta is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Augusta, Maine (distant town setting), enrolling 2,659 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,659 undergradsDistant townUSCAACold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Augusta, Maine

Augusta is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine. Twenty-one years later, English settlers from the Plymouth Colony settled in the area in 1628 as part of a trading post on the Kennebec River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
52 miles to Portland, ME
To the ocean
19 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Augusta State (AUG)

How University of Maine at Augusta compares

Graduation rate27%

Higher than 10% · #17 of 17 in Maine

First-year retention60%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,342

Higher than 15% · #15 of 17 in Maine

Average net price$10,924

Cheaper than 88% · #3 cheapest of 17 in Maine

Median debt at graduation$22,734

Lower than 55%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment2,659

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare University of Maine at Augusta 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

2,758students
  • Undergraduate2,65996%
  • Graduate994%

Undergraduates by gender

2,659undergrads
  • Women1,93173%
  • Men72827%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White79%
  • Black4.2%
  • Hispanic5.3%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,659
Graduate enrollment
99
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$23,539
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,540
Endowment
$9,127,000

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 273 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maine92%
  • Other U.S. states7.3%
  • International1.1%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Maine at Augusta draws overwhelmingly from Maine.

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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,888
Out-of-state tuition
$22,178
Room & board
$10,546
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$19,052
Average net price
$10,924

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)
27%
Graduated on time (4 years)
16%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,467
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,342
Median debt at graduation
$22,734
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

About 11% 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
16%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
20%

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
102
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
4%
Housing charge (year)
$6,550
Meal plan (year)
$2,500
Application fee
Free
Athletics
USCAA
Varsity athletes
127 (72 men · 55 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)

Soccer33
Basketball25
Baseball18
Softball13
Track and Field (Outdoor)11
Other Sports11
Golf6
Tennis6
Cross Country4

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 7 campuses (4,412 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$9,421
$30–48k
$9,175
$48–75k
$11,228
$75–110k
$14,037
$110k+
$15,371

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
$51,629

$11,228/year × about 4.6 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.

59%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,163
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 59% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,163. 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 198 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)
$40,342
Typical debt at graduation
$22,734
Debt vs. one year's pay
56%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.6 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$37,839
Men
$45,399

Men out-earn women by $7,560 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
12°F
Annual rain
41.8″
Annual snow
68.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta State AP, ME US station (1.2 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.