Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Maine
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Maine9 schools
9 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Maine.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Maine
- $70,702 off the sticker price
- Net price $14,398 a year
- 2
Colby College
Waterville, ME · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $68,240 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,180 a year
- 3
Bates College
Lewiston, ME · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $54,181 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,351 a year
- 4
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME · Private nonprofit#4 in Maine
- $33,082 off the sticker price
- Net price $25,184 a year
- 5
University of New England
Biddeford, ME · Private nonprofitTop 23% for graduation
- $25,138 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,107 a year
- 6
Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME · Private nonprofit#15 in Maine
- $21,790 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,338 a year
- 7
University of Maine
Orono, ME · Public#10 in Maine
- $9,818 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,510 a year
- 8
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME · PublicTop 5% for earnings
- $7,632 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,414 a year
- 9
Maine College of Health Professions
Lewiston, ME · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- $515 off the sticker price
- Net price $26,312 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College | $14,398 | $18,500 | $82,735 | 95% |
| Colby College | $17,180 | $19,157 | $80,490 | 89% |
| Bates College | $29,351 | $14,275 | $69,498 | 90% |
| College of the Atlantic | $25,184 | $25,050 | $40,264 | 68% |
| University of New England | $38,107 | $25,250 | $55,921 | 68% |
| Maine College of Art & Design | $38,338 | $27,000 | $40,778 | 52% |
| University of Maine | $17,510 | $25,000 | $48,653 | 55% |
| Maine Maritime Academy | $23,414 | $27,000 | $89,964 | 58% |
| Maine College of Health Professions | $26,312 | $15,250 | $79,840 | 67% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15