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University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, Maine·Public, 4-year or above·New England·umpi.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
Total enrollment
2,873
peer median 2,474
Avg net price
$7,035
-$6.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
757
757 candidates competed
Admitted
756
99.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
146
19.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
52%
4-year graduation
24%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
24%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

68.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%20 of 91
Non-Pell (all)
90%63 of 70
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%6 of 12
No Federal Aid
98%57 of 58

Non-Pell students graduate at a 68.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

Of 36 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
1
2.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing1 · 2.8%
  • No Data35 · 97.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
35

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.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.1%
$50,411 vs $36,497

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$16,866 debt · $50,411 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1968Next 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$5,934
$30–48k$4,492
$48–75k$6,564
$75–110k$10,229
$110k+$9,758

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

Avg net price
$7,035
-$6,855vs Baccalaureate median $13,891
Federal loans
23.1%
In-state tuition
$9,402
Out-of-state
$14,862

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,498 students received $7.2M in Pell grants, alongside $6.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,498
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.2M
$7,221,677 total
Direct Loans
$6.3M
1,585 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
749 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
708 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$930K
121 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26K
6 loan awards
Grad PLUS$14K
1 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 281 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
281
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.3%
2017
14.2%
2018
12.7%
2019
2.1%
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 UMPI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,559 total completions
01Business
85755.0%
02Liberal Arts
43928.2%
03Psychology
976.2%
04Social Sciences
442.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
362.3%
06Education
342.2%
07Public Admin
181.2%
08Security/Protective
151.0%
09English Language
110.7%
10Natural Resources
80.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,873
12-mo unduplicated
4,834
Undergraduate
4,608
Graduate
226

Gender split

Men
44%2,145
Women
56%2,689

Race / ethnicity composition

White
52.5%
Black
13.0%
Hispanic
11.3%
Non-resident
10.8%
Two or more
4.5%
Unknown
3.9%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
120
68 M · 52 W
Women athletes
43.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$17K
$16K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
21 M · 23 W
$112K
Basketball
18 M · 11 W
$126K
Baseball
22 M ·
$113K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
9 M · 6 W
$81K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$56K
Softball
· 14 W
$56K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,187 students

3-year trend

6.922 yrs ago1.081 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Sexual orientation1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs03
    Liquor03

    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
    30.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    38

    UMPI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UMPI 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 Presque Isle
    52%2,873$7,035Baccalaureate
    52%96.7%2,100$16,857Baccalaureate
    26%4,412$10,924Baccalaureate
    34%97.9%1,562$7,482Baccalaureate
    59%54.1%971$23,414Baccalaureate
    60%90.3%2,848$17,887Baccalaureate
    Peer group median52%93.5%2,474$13,891

    Institutions like UMPI

    Explore the federal data for institutions in UMPI's comparison group.

    UMPI Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Nikki Enlow
      Director of Institutional Research

    Common Data Set

    UMPI's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Total enrollment
    1,138
    1,138 UG · 0 grad
    6-yr graduation rate
    46%
    First-year retention
    61%
    Student–faculty ratio
    13 to 1
    Est. net price (aided)
    $10,137
    after avg need-based grant
    01

    Affordability & Value

    Cost of attendance

    G
    Total$17,092
    Tuition
    $6,60039%
    Fees
    $8365%
    Room & board
    $7,65645%
    Books
    $9005%
    Other
    $1,1006%

    Total sticker cost of attendance is $17,092 (2015-2016).

    Sticker vs. net price

    G+H
    Sticker COA
    $17,092
    Net (aided)
    $10,137
    Avg need grant
    $6,955

    Sticker $17,092 → about $10,137 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,955); 90% of demonstrated need is met.

    Where grant aid comes from

    H1
    Federal62.9%
    Institutional20.5%
    State9.2%
    External7.4%

    20% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

    Graduate debt

    H4/H5
    Grads with debt
    80%
    Avg debt
    $23,777

    80% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $23,777 on average.

    02

    Outcomes & Equity

    Graduation & retention

    B
    6-yr grad rate
    46%
    Retention
    61%

    6-year graduation rate 46%; first-year retention 61%.

    03

    Academic Experience

    Class-size distribution

    I3
    2-9 students64
    10-19 students131
    20-29 students66
    30-39 students4
    40-49 students0
    50-99 students0
    100+ students0

    74% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

    Faculty profile

    I
    Student–faculty ratio
    13 to 1
    Faculty with terminal degree
    46%
    Women faculty
    53%

    Key faculty indicators.

    04

    Student Body & Diversity

    Undergraduate race/ethnicity

    B2
    White, non-Hispanic79.8%
    Nonresident aliens8.0%
    Race and/or ethnicity unknown3.5%
    Two or more races, non-Hispanic3.0%
    American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic2.6%
    Hispanic/Latino1.4%
    Black or African American, non-Hispanic1.4%
    Asian, non-Hispanic0.2%

    Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

    International students

    B2
    International UG
    68
    Share
    6%

    6% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

    05

    Transfer Path

    Transfer admissions

    D1
    Applied
    152
    Admitted
    122
    Enrolled
    85

    152 transfer applicants → 122 admitted (80.3%) → 85 enrolled

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    Frequently asked questions about University of Maine at Presque Isle

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMPI.

    What is the graduation rate at University of Maine at Presque Isle?

    University of Maine at Presque Isle reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Maine at Presque Isle?

    University of Maine at Presque Isle reports a total enrollment of 2,873 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of Maine at Presque Isle?

    The average net price at University of Maine at Presque Isle is $7,035 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at University of Maine at Presque Isle?

    University of Maine at Presque Isle's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Maine at Presque Isle located?

    University of Maine at Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle, Maine 04769-2888.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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