2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
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Bowdoin College
4 Year • Brunswick, ME •
Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit university based in Brunswick, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 501 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 13%.
#1 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
University of New England
4 Year • Biddeford, ME
University of New England is a private not-for-profit university based in Biddeford, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 651 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 80%.
#2 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Colby College
4 Year • Waterville, ME •
Colby College is a private not-for-profit university based in Waterville, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 552 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.
#3 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Bates College
4 Year • Lewiston, ME
Bates College is a private not-for-profit university based in Lewiston, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 494 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 21%.
#4 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Husson University
4 Year • Bangor, ME
Husson University is a private not-for-profit university based in Bangor, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 578 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 86%.
#5 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
College of the Atlantic
4 Year • Bar Harbor, ME
College of the Atlantic is a private not-for-profit university based in Bar Harbor, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 91 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.
#6 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
4 Year • Standish, ME
Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private not-for-profit university based in Standish, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 267 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 80%.
#7 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Unity College
4 Year • Unity, ME
Unity College is a private not-for-profit university based in Unity, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 175 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 88%.
#8 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Maine College of Art
4 Year • Portland, ME
Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit university based in Portland, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 121 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.
#9 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Thomas College
4 Year • Waterville, ME
Thomas College is a private not-for-profit university based in Waterville, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 251 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 92%.
#10 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Maine College of Health Professions
2-4 Year • Lewiston, ME •
Maine College of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit university based in Lewiston, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 9 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 81%.
#11 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine
Kaplan University-Augusta Campus
4 Year • Augusta, ME
Kaplan University-Augusta Campus is a private for-profit university based in Augusta, Maine.
#12 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Maine