Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Maine

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Maine, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 15 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine96.8%7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 2Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine93.7%7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 3Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine91.3%13%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 4University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, Maine89.3%98%—$7k$51k39%59960 mi 5University of MaineOrono, Maine83.4%97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 6Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, Maine81.7%54%1166$23k$90k58%942< 1 mi 7University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine79.4%92%—$38k$56k68%2,1351 mi 8Thomas CollegeWaterville, Maine77.5%96%—$19k$45k54%64733 mi 9Husson UniversityBangor, Maine75.3%81%1180$21k$45k59%2,61818 mi 10Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, Maine74.6%84%1040$28k$59k66%96415 mi 11University of Southern MainePortland, Maine73.9%79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 12University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, Maine72.8%97%1130$17k$44k52%1,14046 mi 13University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine60.0%——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi 14University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine58.4%100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 15Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine36.1%——$19k$38k29%6,48310 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.