Colleges Near Maine
Every city in Maine with at least one accredited college. Pick a city to see every college there, with verified data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS.
Explore the Colleges Near Maine
This page breaks down every city in Maine with an accredited college, so you can see where the options actually are. The highest-rated of them is the cost and admissions data at Husson University, in Bangor.
Maine's 27 colleges are spread across 21 cities. Bangor has the most, with 3 colleges, while 16 smaller cities have a single college each. Across Maine, the average net price works out to roughly $18,407 a year, after grants and scholarships are applied.
Where Maine's Colleges Are
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Across the whole state, the highest-scoring college is the full profile for Bowdoin College.
2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Husson University. Average net price around $23,347.
View all colleges →2 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Maine College of Health Professions. Average net price around $27,832.
View all colleges →2 four-year colleges. Top-rated: University of Southern Maine. Average net price around $25,967.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Northern Maine Community College. Average net price around $7,108.
View all colleges →2 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Colby College. Average net price around $18,032.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: The Landing School. Average net price around $35,532.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Central Maine Community College. Average net price around $6,975.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: University of Maine at Augusta. Average net price around $10,924.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: College of the Atlantic. Average net price around $25,184.
View all colleges →In Lewiston, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at Maine College of Health Professions.
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Every College in Maine
All 27 accredited colleges in Maine, A to Z, with the city each one sits in. Every name links straight to its profile.
In Portland, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at University of Southern Maine.
For rankings, costs, and outcomes across the whole state rather than one college at a time, see the full Maine college guide.
- Bates College Lewiston
- Beal University Bangor
- Bowdoin College Brunswick
- Central Maine Community College Auburn
- Colby College Waterville
- College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor
- Eastern Maine Community College Bangor
- Husson University Bangor
- Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield
- Maine College of Art & Design Portland
- Maine College of Health Professions Lewiston
- Maine Maritime Academy Castine
- Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish
- Southern Maine Community College South Portland
- The Landing School Arundel
- Thomas College Waterville
- Unity Environmental University New Gloucester
- University of Maine Orono
- University of Maine at Augusta Augusta
- University of Maine at Farmington Farmington
- University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent
- University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle
- University of New England Biddeford
- University of Southern Maine Portland
- Washington County Community College Calais
- York County Community College Wells
Want the full picture of Maine, with college rankings, costs, and student outcomes?
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