University of Southern Maine

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $10,920

In-State Cost of Attendance: $21,381

Out-of-State Tuition: $27,104

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,565

Student Debt

Median total debt: $12,887

Students with federal loans: 34.1%

Students with Pell grants: 26.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $47,251

After 5 years: $56,117

Majors(51 programs)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(147 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(121 graduates)
  3. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(75 graduates)
  4. Social Sciences, Other.(70 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(66 graduates)
  6. Psychology, General.(57 graduates)
  7. Biology, General.(44 graduates)
  8. Political Science and Government.(34 graduates)
  9. Accounting and Related Services.(33 graduates)
  10. Marketing.(33 graduates)
  11. Criminology.(31 graduates)
  12. Finance and Financial Management Services.(31 graduates)
  13. Social Work.(29 graduates)
  14. History.(29 graduates)
  15. English Language and Literature, General.(27 graduates)
  16. Computer Science.(24 graduates)
  17. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(23 graduates)
  18. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(22 graduates)
  19. Economics.(19 graduates)
  20. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(17 graduates)
  21. Mechanical Engineering.(16 graduates)
  22. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(16 graduates)
  23. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(15 graduates)
  24. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(14 graduates)
  25. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(13 graduates)
  26. Fine and Studio Arts.(13 graduates)
  27. Hospitality Administration/Management.(13 graduates)
  28. Music.(12 graduates)
  29. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(10 graduates)
  30. Mathematics.(9 graduates)
  31. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(9 graduates)
  32. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(8 graduates)
  33. Sociology.(8 graduates)
  34. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(8 graduates)
  35. Security Science and Technology.(7 graduates)
  36. Philosophy.(6 graduates)
  37. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(6 graduates)
  38. Chemistry.(4 graduates)
  39. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(3 graduates)
  40. Physical Sciences.(3 graduates)
  41. Anthropology.(3 graduates)
  42. Geography and Cartography.(2 graduates)
  43. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(2 graduates)
  44. Physics.(1 graduates)
  45. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(1 graduates)
  46. Public Health.(1 graduates)
  47. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
  48. Engineering, General.
  49. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  50. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
  51. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,245 students

Admission Rate: 79.3%

Retention Rate: 75.6%

Graduation Rate: 46.3%

Student Demographics

White (75.8%)
Hispanic (4.5%)
Black (8.1%)
Asian (2.7%)
Two or More (4.1%)
International (1.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (40.5%)
Women (59.5%)

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