List of colleges and universities in Maine
Open institutions
Table:
School

Location(s)

Control

Type[a]

Enrollment (2016)[b]

Founded

Bates College

Lewiston

Private

Baccalaureate college

1,903

1855

Beal College

Bangor

Private
(for-profit)

Associates college

600

1891[5]

Bowdoin College

Brunswick

Private

Baccalaureate college

1,952

1794

Central Maine Community College

Auburn

Public

Associates college

3,978

1963[6]

Colby College

Waterville

Private

Baccalaureate college

2,055

1813[7]

College of the Atlantic

Bar Harbor

Private

Baccalaureate college

424

1969

Eastern Maine Community College

Bangor

Public

Associates college

4,051

1966[8]

Husson University

Bangor and South Portland

Private

Masters university

3,860

1898

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts

Portland

Private

Baccalaureate college

79

2007[9]

Kennebec Valley Community College

Fairfield

Public

Associates college

3,284

1969[10]

Maine College of Art

Portland

Private

School of art

495

1882

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine

Public

Baccalaureate college

1,037

1941

Maine College of Health Professions

Lewiston

Private

Associates college

216

1891[11]

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle

Public

Associates college

1,285

1961[12]

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish

Private

Masters university

4,465

1912

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland

Public

Associates college

8,648

1946[13]

Thomas College

Waterville

Private

Baccalaureate college

1,918

1894

Unity College

Unity

Private

Baccalaureate college

766

1965

University of Maine

Orono

Public

Research university

12,488

1865

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta

Public

Baccalaureate college

6,193

1965

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Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston , Maine . Anchored by the Historic Quad , the campus of Bates totals 813 acres ( 329 ha ) with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories . It maintains 600 acres ( 240 ha ) of nature preserve known as the Bates-Morse Mountain near Campbell Island and a coastal center on Atkins Bay . With an annual enrollment of approximately 1,800 students , it is the smallest college in its athletic conference . As a result of its small student body , Bates retains selective admission rates and little to no transfer percentages . The nominal cost of attendance is considered very high with tuition frequently among the most expensive in the United States .
Lewiston ( /ˈluːɪstən/ ; officially the City of Lewiston , Maine ) is the second largest city in Maine and the most central city in Androscoggin County . The city lies halfway between Augusta , the state 's capital , and Portland , the state 's most populous city and the cultural hub of Maine . It is one-half of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Statistical Area , commonly referred to as L.A. or L-A . Lewiston exerts a significant impact upon the diversity , religious variety , commerce , education , and economic power of Maine . It is known for a relatively low cost of living , substantial access to medical care , and an extremely low violent-crime rate . While the dominant language spoken in the city is English , it is home to the largest French-speaking population in the United States ( by population ) while it is second to St. Martin Parish , Louisiana , in percentage of speakers . The Lewiston area traces its roots to 1669 with the early presence of the Androscoggin tribe ( the namesake of the county in which the city resides ) . In the late 18th century , the area ( then a part of Massachusetts ) slowly became populated by Quebec families and was incorporated as Lewistown in 1795 . The presence of the Androscoggin River and Lewistown Falls made the town an attractive area for manufacturing and hydro-power businesses . The rise of Boston rail and textile tycoon Benjamin Bates saw rapid economic growth rivaling that of Cambridge , Worcester , and Concord . The increase in economic stimulus prompted thousands of Quebecers to migrate , causing a population boom ; the populace rose from 1,801 in 1840 to 21,701 in 1890 . In 1855 , local preacher Oren Burbank Cheney founded the Maine State Seminary , the first coeducational university in New England and one of the first universities to admit black students before the Emancipation Proclamation .
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , or simply the Carnegie Classification , is the framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States . Created in 1970 , it is named after and was originally created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching , but responsibility for the Carnegie Classification was transferred to Indiana University 's Center for Postsecondary Research , in 2014 . The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes , where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions . The classification includes all accredited , degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States that are represented in the National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ( IPEDS ) .

Bangor ( /ˈbæŋɡɔːr/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine , and the county seat of Penobscot County . The city proper has a population of 33,039 , making it the state 's 3rd largest settlement behind Portland ( 66,882 ) and Lewiston ( 36,221 ) . Modern Bangor was established in the mid-19th century with the lumber and shipbuilding industries . Lying on the Penobscot River , logs could be floated downstream from the Maine North Woods and processed at the city 's water-powered sawmills , then shipped from Bangor 's port to the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles ( 48 km ) downstream , and from there to any port in the world . Evidence of this is still visible in the lumber barons ' elaborate Greek Revival and Victorian mansions and the 31-foot-high ( 9.4 m ) statue of Paul Bunyan . Bangor is often credited for being the most successful music producing city . Today , Bangor 's economy is based on services and retail , healthcare , and education . Bangor has a port of entry at Bangor International Airport , also home to the Bangor Air National Guard Base . Historically Bangor was an important stopover on the great circle route air route between the U.S. East Coast and Europe . Bangor has a humid continental climate , with cold , snowy winters , and warm summers .
For-profit education ( also known as the education services industry or proprietary education ) refers to educational institutions operated by private , profit-seeking businesses . For-profit education is common in many parts of the world , making up more than 70% of the higher education sector in India , Malaysia , Japan , South Korea , Indonesia and the Philippines .
A junior college is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in support roles in professions such as engineering , accountancy , business administration , nursing , medicine , architecture , and criminology or for additional education at another college with more advanced academic material . Students typically attend junior colleges for 1-3 years .
Bowdoin College ( /ˈboʊdɪn/ ( listen ) BOH-din ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick , Maine . At the time Bowdoin was chartered , in 1794 , Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors , as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia , Caltech , Dartmouth College , and The University of Maine . The college was a founding member of its athletic conference , the New England Small College Athletic Conference , and the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium , an athletic conference and inter-library exchange with Bates and Colby College . Bowdoin has over 30 varsity teams and the school mascot was selected as a polar bear in 1913 to honor Robert Peary , a Bowdoin alumnus who led the first successful expedition to the North Pole . Between the years 1821 and 1921 , Bowdoin operated a medical school called the Medical School of Maine . The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River . In addition to its Brunswick campus , Bowdoin also owns a 118-acre coastal studies center on Orr 's Island and a 200-acre scientific field station on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy . In 2019 , the college was ranked as the fifth-best liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report .
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County , Maine , United States . The population was 20,278 at the 2010 United States Census . Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area , Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College , the Bowdoin International Music Festival , the Bowdoin College Museum of Art , the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , and the Maine State Music Theatre . It was formerly home to the U.S . Naval Air Station Brunswick , which was permanently closed on May 31 , 2011 .
Central Maine Community College is a public community college in Auburn , Maine . It is part of the Maine Community College System .
Auburn is a small city in south-central Maine within the United States . The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County . The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census . Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston-Auburn ( L-A ) .
Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville , Maine . Approximately 1,800 students from more than 60 countries are enrolled annually . The college offers 54 major fields of study and 30 minors . It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution until it was renamed after the city it resides in with Waterville College . The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner Colby saw the institution renamed again to Colby University before concluding on its final and current title , reflecting its liberal arts college curriculum . Located in central Maine , the 714-acre Neo-Georgian campus sits atop Mayflower Hill and overlooks downtown Waterville and the Kennebec River Valley . Along with fellow Maine institutions Bates College and Bowdoin College , Colby competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference ( NESCAC ) and the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium . Colby is ranked as the 11th best ( tied ) liberal arts in the country according to U.S. News & World Report and is ranked 61st among all institutions of higher learning according to Forbes .
Waterville is a city in Kennebec County , Maine , United States , on the west bank of the Kennebec River . The city is home to Colby College and Thomas College . As of the 2010 census the population was 15,722 , and in 2017 the estimated population was 16,600 . Along with Augusta , Waterville is one of the principal cities of the Augusta-Waterville , ME Micropolitan Statistical Area .
College of the Atlantic ( COA ) is a private , liberal-arts college in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island , Maine , United States . Founded in 1969 , it awards bachelors and masters ( M.Phil . ) degrees solely in the field of human ecology , an interdisciplinary approach to learning . Focus areas include arts and design , environmental sciences , humanities , international studies , sustainable food systems , and socially responsible business . The college is small , with about 365 students , a full-time faculty of 35 , and 15 part-time faculty . Tenets of the pedagogy include field-based or applied learning ; small , seminar-style classes ; student-directed projects ; community involvement ; and interdisciplinary learning . It was the first college to be carbon neutral and one of the first to divest fossil fuel holdings from its endowment . The college appears on most of the top green school lists . The campus consists of 37 acres on Frenchman Bay , two organic farms , two off-shore island research stations , and a 100-acre protected area . The farms , Beech Hill Farm and Peggy Rockefeller Farms , are living laboratories for classes and student research . Peggy Rockefeller Farms includes livestock , crops , orchards . Beech Hill Farm provides produce .
Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County , Maine , United States . As of the 2010 census , its population is 5,235 . Bar Harbor is a popular tourist destination in the Down East region of Maine and home to the College of the Atlantic , Jackson Laboratory , and MDI Biological Laboratory ( Salisbury Cove village ) . Until a catastrophic fire in 1947 , the town was a noted summer colony for the wealthy . Bar Harbor is home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park , including Cadillac Mountain , the highest point within twenty-five miles ( 40 km ) of the coastline of the Eastern United States . The town is served by the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport , which provides year-round direct flights to Boston , Massachusetts .
Eastern Maine Community College ( EMCC ) is a community college in Bangor , Maine . It offers over 30 one- and two-year degree programs . The college offers technical , liberal arts and career programs at the undergraduate level .
The Husson University is a private university in Bangor , Maine . It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and has a total enrollment of approximately 3,500 students , including 750 graduate students . Husson University is one of three universities in the Bangor area ( the University of Maine at Augusta and the University of Maine are the others ) and the only private university in the region . Husson also has campuses in Westbrook and Presque Isle , giving it the largest physical footprint of any private university in the state .
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County , Maine , United States , and is the fourth-largest city in the state , incorporated in 1898 . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 25,002 . Known for its working waterfront , South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of Portland and the islands of Casco Bay . Due to South Portland 's close proximity to air , marine , rail , and highway transportation options , the city has become a center for retail and industry in the region . Despite the name , South Portland was never part of the city of Portland , but rather part of Cape Elizabeth . It broke off in 1895 . However , both Cape Elizabeth and Portland were once part of Falmouth . Cape Elizabeth , then including what later became South Portland , broke away from Falmouth in 1765 . South Portland is a principal city of the Portland - South Portland - Biddeford metropolitan area .
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County . Portland 's population was 66,417 as of 2018 . The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people , more than one-third of Maine 's total population , making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern New England ( an area comprising the states of Maine , New Hampshire , and Vermont ) and the 106th-largest in the United States . Portland 's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism . The Old Port district is known for its 19th-century architecture and nightlife . Marine industry still plays an important role in the city 's economy , with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping . The Port of Portland is the largest tonnage seaport in New England . The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes , which is a reference to the recoveries from four devastating fires . Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland , Dorset . In turn , the city of Portland , Oregon was named after Portland , Maine . Portland itself comes from the Old English word Portlanda , which literally means land surrounding a harbor .
Kennebec Valley Community College is a public community college in Fairfield , Maine and Hinckley , Maine . It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System .
Fairfield is a town in Somerset County , Maine , United States . The population was 6,735 at the 2010 census . The town includes Fairfield Center , Fairfield village and Hinckley , and borders the city of Waterville to the south . It is home to the Good Will-Hinckley School , Lawrence High School and Kennebec Valley Community College .
The Maine College of Art ( MECA ) is a private art college in Portland , Maine . Founded in 1882 , the Maine College of Art is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine . MECA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design ( AICAD ) , a consortium of thirty-six art schools in the United States , and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges , Inc .
An art school is an educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts , including fine art , especially illustration , painting , photography , sculpture , and graphic design . Art schools can offer elementary , secondary , post-secondary , or undergraduate programs , and can also offer a broad-based range of programs ( such as the liberal arts and sciences ) . There have been six major periods of art school curricula , and each one has had its own hand in developing modern institutions worldwide throughout all levels of education . Art schools have also created a variety of non-academic skills for many students as well .
Maine Maritime Academy is a public college and nautical training institution in Castine , Maine . The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21 , 1941 . Unlike federal service academies , a congressional recommendation is not required to attend this state school . Students are not obligated to go to sea or into the military after graduation , and a large portion of the graduating class chooses shore-side employment , often in maritime related fields or the power generation industry . Maine Maritime Academy is one of six , non-federal , maritime training colleges in the United States and one of only two that fields a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps ( NROTC ) unit . The college is affiliated under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges .
Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine , USA , which served from 1670 to 1674 as the capital of Acadia . The population was 1,366 at the 2010 census . Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy , a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries . Approximately 1000 students are enrolled . During the French colonial period , Castine was the southern tip of Acadia and briefly served as the regional capital . During the 17th and early 18th century , New France defined the Kennebec River as the southern boundary of Acadia , which put Castine within Acadia . The town is named after Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin .
The Central Maine Medical Center is a hospital located at 300 Main Street in the city of Lewiston , Maine . It serves most of Androscoggin County , including Lewiston and Auburn , Maine and various small and medium-sized communities . It is designated as a Level II trauma center . The hospital was established in the 1860s and officially incorporated in 1888 by Dr. Edward H. Hill , an alumnus of nearby Bates College and also Harvard Medical School . The hospital is currently a teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine .
Northern Maine Community College is a public community college in Presque Isle , Maine . It is part of the Maine Community College System . The 87-acre ( 350,000 m2 ) campus was founded in 1961 on the grounds of the former Presque Isle Air Force Base .
Presque Isle /prɛsk aɪl/ is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County , Maine , United States . The population was 8,998 in 2018 as estimated by the US Census , a decrease from the count of 9,692 in the 2010 Census . The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle , Northern Maine Community College , Husson University Presque Isle , Northern Maine Fairgrounds , The Aroostook Centre Mall , and the Presque Isle International Airport . Presque Isle is the headquarters of the Aroostook Band of Micmac , a federally recognized tribe .
Saint Joseph 's College of Maine is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Standish , Maine . It is the only Catholic college in Maine . Saint Joseph 's was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912 as an institution for women . The college , run by a lay and religious Board of Trustees , was located on the convent grounds in nearby Portland until 1956 when it moved to its lakeside location in Standish . In 1970 , Saint Joseph 's became coeducational and six years later began a distance education program for working adults . Saint Joseph 's College Online offers its online programs to 2,400 students in 50 states and nine countries .
Standish is a town in Cumberland County , Maine , United States . The population was 10,139 at the 2015 census . It includes the villages of Standish Corner , Sebago Lake Village and Steep Falls , and the localities known as Richville , Standish Neck and Two Trails . Standish is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area .
Southern Maine Community College is a public community college in South Portland , Maine . It is part of the Maine Community College System .
Thomas College is a private business college in Waterville , Maine . Thomas College specializes in business , education , and technology . Thomas offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges .
For other Unity Colleges , please see Unity College ( disambiguation ) .
Unity is a town in Waldo County , Maine , United States . The population was 2,099 at the 2010 census . The town is the service center for the northern portion of Waldo County . Outside of Waldo county , it is best known as the home of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association , its Common Ground Country Fair and Unity College . Unity College was founded in 1965 to offset the economic effects of the declining chicken farming industry . As of 2007 , the college is the town 's largest employer .
The University of Maine ( UMaine or Maine or formerly UMO ) is a public research university in Orono , Maine . The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System . The University of Maine is one of only a few land , sea and space grant institutions in the nation . With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students , UMaine is the state 's largest college or university . The University of Maine 's athletic teams , nicknamed the Black Bears , are Maine 's only Division I athletics program . Maine 's men 's ice hockey team has won two national championships .
Orono ( /ˈɒrənoʊ/ ) is a town in Penobscot County , Maine , United States . Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers , it was first settled by British-American colonists in 1774 . They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono , a sachem of the indigenous Penobscot nation who long occupied this territory . In the nineteenth century , the town became a center of the lumber industry . Sawmills on the rivers were powered by the water , and logs were floated downriver on the Penobscot for shipping and export from coastal ports . Since 1865 it has been the location of the University of Maine , established as a land-grant institution and the state 's flagship educational institution . In the fall of 2018 , the university enrolled 11,404 students at Orono . Not including university residents , the town 's population was 10,362 at the 2010 census .
The University of Maine at Augusta ( UMA ) is a public university in Augusta , Maine . It is part of the University of Maine System . UMA is a regional state university providing baccalaureate and select associate degrees for residents of Central Maine . The university has campuses in Augusta and Bangor , and courses offered online and across the state .
Augusta is the state capital of the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Kennebec County . The city 's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census , making it the third-least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier , Vermont , and Pierre , South Dakota , and the ninth-most populous city in Maine . Located on the Kennebec River at the head of tide , Augusta is home to the University of Maine at Augusta . Augusta is also the principal city in the Augusta-Waterville Micropolitan Statistical Area .