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University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine·Public, 4-year or above·New England·uma.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
4,412
peer median 2,474
Avg net price
$11,353
-$1.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
27%-16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
16%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
26%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
26%
Non-Pell
27%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 75 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 62 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
12
16.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing12 · 16.0%
  • No Data62 · 82.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
62

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Library Science and Administration
Bachelor Degree · Library Science
-11.5%
$32,301 vs $36,497
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+9.0%
$39,792 vs $36,497
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+17.3%
$42,812 vs $36,497
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+17.5%
$42,875 vs $36,497
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.2%
$48,604 vs $36,497
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+36.5%
$49,821 vs $36,497
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+37.7%
$50,244 vs $36,497
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.0%
$50,348 vs $36,497

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
64%
$27,516 debt · $42,812 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$30,868 debt · $48,604 earn
Library Science and Administration
Bachelor Degree · Library Science
62%
$20,057 debt · $32,301 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
48%
$24,014 debt · $50,348 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
44%
$17,500 debt · $39,792 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
44%
$26,427 debt · $60,683 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
43%
$21,309 debt · $49,821 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$25,247 debt · $62,035 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1973Next review Jun 2033

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,744
$30–48k$10,167
$48–75k$11,676
$75–110k$13,470
$110k+$14,913

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$11,353
-$1,760vs Baccalaureate median $13,113
Federal loans
28.5%
In-state tuition
$8,618
Out-of-state
$21,548

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,779 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,779
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,307,936 total
Direct Loans
$9.1M
2,041 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
992 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.0M
1,013 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$324K
25 loan awards
Parent PLUS$134K
11 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,041 borrowers who entered repayment, 32 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,041
Defaulted
32
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.8%
2017
14.0%
2018
11.0%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UMA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

522 total completions
01Health Professions
17032.6%
02Liberal Arts
13926.6%
03Computer Sciences
489.2%
04Business
366.9%
05Library Science
326.1%
06Security/Protective
254.8%
07Visual/Performing Arts
214.0%
08Agriculture
203.8%
09Education
193.6%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
122.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,412
12-mo unduplicated
5,761
Undergraduate
5,650
Graduate
111

Gender split

Men
34%1,960
Women
66%3,801

Race / ethnicity composition

White
81.1%
Hispanic
4.9%
Two or more
4.3%
Black
3.6%
Unknown
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.8%
Non-resident
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
74
44 M · 30 W
Women athletes
40.5%
Athletic aid
$65K
Total student aid
Budget
$339K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$37K
$28K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$4K
$4K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
17 M · 14 W
$75K
Basketball
16 M · 13 W
$146K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
1 M · 1 W
$13K
Cross Country
1 M · 1 W
$4K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.80
8 offenses · 4,446 students

3-year trend

1.672 yrs ago1.581 yr ago1.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
3
Burglary
2
Arson
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

8total
  • On campus2
  • Public property6

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
96

UMA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMA selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Maine at Augusta
27%4,412$11,353Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Presque Isle
24%99.9%2,873$10,028Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Farmington
52%96.7%2,100$14,873Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Fort Kent
34%97.9%1,562$10,865Baccalaureate
Maine Maritime Academy
59%54.1%971$21,185Baccalaureate
Keene State College
60%90.3%2,848$19,164Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%96.7%2,474$13,113

Frequently asked questions about University of Maine at Augusta

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMA.

What is the graduation rate at University of Maine at Augusta?

University of Maine at Augusta reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Maine at Augusta?

University of Maine at Augusta reports a total enrollment of 4,412 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Maine at Augusta?

The average net price at University of Maine at Augusta is $11,353 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is University of Maine at Augusta located?

University of Maine at Augusta is located in Augusta, Maine 04330-9410.

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