Maine College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Maine has 30 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 15 public, 14 private nonprofit, and 1 private for-profit (22 four-year and 8 two-year).
Across the 18 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $21,226 and the median $21,101. Across the 8 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $11,660 and the median $8,462. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Community College | Calais | public | $3,994 | $3,687 |
| Kennebec Valley Community College | Fairfield | public | $7,268 | $3,562 |
| York County Community College | Wells | public | $7,973 | $3,866 |
| Central Maine Community College | Auburn | public | $8,324 | $3,864 |
| Northern Maine Community College | Presque Isle | public | $8,462 | $3,880 |
| Southern Maine Community College | South Portland | public | $9,762 | $3,797 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle | public | $9,773 | $8,990 |
| Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor | public | $9,972 | $3,877 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Fort Kent | public | $10,736 | $9,045 |
| University of Maine at Augusta | Augusta | public | $11,569 | $8,618 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland | public | $12,006 | $10,920 |
| Colby College | Waterville | private nonprofit | $15,163 | $66,600 |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington | public | $15,383 | $10,989 |
| Unity Environmental University | New Gloucester | private nonprofit | $17,734 | $12,640 |
| University of Maine | Orono | public | $18,237 | $12,606 |
| Thomas College | Waterville | private nonprofit | $18,882 | $30,896 |
| Husson University | Bangor | private nonprofit | $21,101 | $22,194 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine | public | $21,433 | $14,746 |
| College of the Atlantic | Bar Harbor | private nonprofit | $22,692 | $46,179 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick | private nonprofit | $23,110 | $64,910 |
| Bates College | Lewiston | private nonprofit | $26,658 | $63,478 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | private nonprofit | $28,268 | $42,834 |
| Beal University | Bangor | private for-profit | $33,518 | Not reported |
| Maine College of Art & Design | Portland | private nonprofit | $37,132 | $41,398 |
| The Landing School | Arundel | private nonprofit | $37,522 | $27,700 |
| University of New England | Biddeford | private nonprofit | $38,675 | $42,550 |
| Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts | Portland | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Maine College of Health Professions | Lewiston | private nonprofit | Not reported | $17,827 |
| Maine Media College | Rockport | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| University of Maine-System Central Office | Orono | public | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.