Colleges in Maine and what each costs

24 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Maine cost of attendance	Orono	Public, 4-year	$32,078
Unity Environmental University cost of attendance	New Gloucester	Private, 4-year	$34,762
Southern Maine Community College cost of attendance	South Portland	Public, 2-year	$21,397
University of Southern Maine cost of attendance	Portland	Public, 4-year	$30,153
Central Maine Community College cost of attendance	Auburn	Public, 2-year	$19,443
University of Maine at Augusta cost of attendance	Augusta	Public, 4-year	$27,863
Husson University cost of attendance	Bangor	Private, 4-year	$41,604
Colby College cost of attendance	Waterville	Private, 4-year	$96,151
University of New England cost of attendance	Biddeford	Private, 4-year	$70,854
University of Maine at Presque Isle cost of attendance	Presque Isle	Public, 4-year	$25,085
Bowdoin College cost of attendance	Brunswick	Private, 4-year	$96,614
Eastern Maine Community College cost of attendance	Bangor	Public, 2-year	$24,232
Bates College cost of attendance	Lewiston	Private, 4-year	$94,843
Kennebec Valley Community College cost of attendance	Fairfield	Public, 2-year	$21,075
University of Maine at Farmington cost of attendance	Farmington	Public, 4-year	$29,239
York County Community College cost of attendance	Wells	Public, 2-year	$23,611
Saint Joseph's College of Maine cost of attendance	Standish	Private, 4-year	$66,424
Maine Maritime Academy cost of attendance	Castine	Public, 4-year	$33,603
Thomas College cost of attendance	Waterville	Private, 4-year	$52,829
Northern Maine Community College cost of attendance	Presque Isle	Public, 2-year	$21,084
University of Maine at Fort Kent cost of attendance	Fort Kent	Public, 4-year	$24,556
Washington County Community College cost of attendance	Calais	Public, 2-year	$17,963
Maine College of Art & Design cost of attendance	Portland	Private, 4-year	$67,540
College of the Atlantic cost of attendance	Bar Harbor	Private, 4-year	$63,798

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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