University of Maine Computer Science Programs

University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. UMaine is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is University of Maine?

Contact details for UMaine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	168 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469
Phone:	207-581-1865
Website:	www.umaine.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMaine?

You can apply to UMaine online at: go.umaine.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UMaine

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMaine?

Since UMaine has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to UMaine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 670. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

UMaine received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Maine?

The overall average net price of UMaine is $35,145. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMaine, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,903 a year. That adds up to $35,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMaine is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,115 undergraduate students at UMaine, with 8,162 being full-time and 1,953 being part-time.

There are also 2,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,162 full-time undergraduates at UMaine, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maine students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	143
Black or African American	144
Hispanic or Latino	368
White	6,827
International Students	206
Other Races/Ethnicities	474

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maine. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 74 countries are represented at UMaine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Maine

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UMaine. In 2022-2023, 7,352 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMaine has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Maine for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMaine majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Information Science	22%
Informatics	33%
Information Technology	90%

University of Maine Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	30	0	1	0	31
Information Technology	0	7	14	0	21
General Information Science	0	9	0	0	9
Informatics	0	0	2	1	3
TOTAL	30	16	17	1	64

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

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