College ROI in Maine

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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15Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$57,355Median observed year-5 earnings

$17,510Median annual net price

−51%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Maine's everyday prices are 3.0% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 97.0
Housing: 78.9
Utilities: 135.2

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

15 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · Public+127%2Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Private nonprofit+46%3Colby CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit+4%4Bates CollegeLewiston · Private nonprofit−6%5Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish · Private nonprofit−19%6University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent · Public−25%7University of New EnglandBiddeford · Private nonprofit−35%8University of MaineOrono · Public−51%9University of Southern MainePortland · Public−53%10Husson UniversityBangor · Private nonprofit−65%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent · Public8.1×2University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · Public6.0×3Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Private nonprofit5.5×4Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · Public4.6×5University of Maine at AugustaAugusta · Public4.3×6University of Southern MainePortland · Public4.1×7Colby CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit4.1×8University of MaineOrono · Public3.3×9Thomas CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit2.8×10University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · Public2.6×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Maine median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Bates CollegeLewiston · Private nonprofit$14,275median federal debt90%college completion 2University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · Public$16,000median federal debt52%college completion 3Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Private nonprofit$18,500median federal debt95%college completion 4Colby CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$19,157median federal debt89%college completion 5Thomas CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$24,250median federal debt54%college completion 6University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · Public$24,499median federal debt52%college completion 7University of MaineOrono · Public$25,000median federal debt55%college completion 8University of New EnglandBiddeford · Private nonprofit$25,250median federal debt68%college completion 9Husson UniversityBangor · Private nonprofit$27,000median federal debt59%college completion 10Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · Public$27,000median federal debt58%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN ME

Browse the full Maine directory

36 matching colleges · page 1 of 2

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Maine Maritime AcademyCastine · Public$107,211$23,414$27,000+127%Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Private nonprofit$79,736$14,398$18,500+46%Colby CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$70,828$17,180$19,157+4%Bates CollegeLewiston · Private nonprofit$73,010$29,351$14,275−6%Maine College of Health ProfessionsLewiston · Private nonprofit$69,660$26,312$15,250−14%Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish · Private nonprofit$68,578$27,555$27,000−19%University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent · Public$60,664$7,482$20,160−25%University of New EnglandBiddeford · Private nonprofit$66,501$38,107$25,250−35%University of MaineOrono · Public$57,355$17,510$25,000−51%University of Southern MainePortland · Public$56,117$13,596$19,060−53%Husson UniversityBangor · Private nonprofit$54,368$21,005$27,000−65%Thomas CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$53,158$18,885$24,250−68%Northern Maine Community CollegePresque Isle · Public$49,935$7,181$10,825−76%Kennebec Valley Community CollegeFairfield · Public$48,990$3,910$13,255−80%Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor · Public$47,752$8,928$11,293−87%University of Maine at AugustaAugusta · Public$47,260$10,924$22,734−90%Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland · Public$46,606$11,086$10,331−93%Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn · Public$46,200$6,975$12,000−94%The Landing SchoolArundel · Private nonprofit$44,027$35,532Not available−103%University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · Public$43,862$16,857$24,499−105%Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester · Private nonprofit$43,695$19,104$25,000−105%University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · Public$41,929$7,035$16,000−115%Northeast Technical InstituteScarborough · Private for-profit$40,426$26,546$8,708−116%Beal UniversityBangor · Private for-profit$38,895$40,109$19,500−118%York County Community CollegeWells · Public$41,132$5,875$8,861−119%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Maine, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.