College ROI in Maine
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
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
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%
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 completion2University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle · Public$16,000median federal debt52%college completion3Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick · Private nonprofit$18,500median federal debt95%college completion4Colby CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$19,157median federal debt89%college completion5Thomas CollegeWaterville · Private nonprofit$24,250median federal debt54%college completion6University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington · Public$24,499median federal debt52%college completion7University of MaineOrono · Public$25,000median federal debt55%college completion8University of New EnglandBiddeford · Private nonprofit$25,250median federal debt68%college completion9Husson UniversityBangor · Private nonprofit$27,000median federal debt59%college completion10Maine 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 2 of 2
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.