University of Maine at Presque Isle

Public · Moderately Selective · ME

Photo: Unknown (1908 postcard publisher) (Public domain)

School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationME · Northeast

SettingRural

Undergrads1,913

Student:faculty30:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate23.9%

6-yr grad rate51.5%

Drop-out rate41.6%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$9k

Out-of-state tuition$15k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity47.5%

Gender diversity57%

International10.8%

Identity—

Overview

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public campus in Maine's far-northern Aroostook County, in potato-farming country near the Canadian border, built around access and affordability for the region.

Academics

Education and nursing pathways are the most established programs, and outdoor-oriented offerings take advantage of the campus's rural, sparsely populated surroundings.

Getting in

As an access-focused regional public campus, admissions is not highly selective and is oriented toward serving Aroostook County and other rural Maine students who might not otherwise attend college away from home.

Worth knowing

The remoteness of the location, genuinely far from any city, in an agricultural region unlike the rest of Maine's more populated coastal areas, is central to understanding who the campus serves and why it exists where it does.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate99.9%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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