Best mid-size colleges in Maine

Colleges with 2,000 to 10,000 undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.

Best mid-size colleges in Maine8 schools

8 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in Maine.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
2,000 to 10,000 undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
Colby College	$17,180	$19,157	$80,490	89%
University of New England	$38,107	$25,250	$55,921	68%
Husson University	$21,005	$27,000	$45,025	59%
University of Maine	$17,510	$25,000	$48,653	55%
University of Southern Maine	$13,596	$19,060	$49,958	40%
University of Maine at Presque Isle	$7,035	$16,000	$40,956	52%
University of Maine at Augusta	$10,924	$22,734	$40,342	27%
Unity Environmental University	$19,104	$25,000	$37,852	29%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.