Husson University

Private · Moderately Selective · ME

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationME · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads2,618

Student:faculty15:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate43.9%

6-yr grad rate59.4%

Drop-out rate24.7%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$23k

Out-of-state tuition$23k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity20.5%

Gender diversity65.2%

International2.8%

Identity—

Overview

Husson University is a private university in Bangor, in central Maine, built around professional and career-focused degree programs rather than a traditional liberal-arts core. It draws a mix of Maine students and others from the Northeast and Atlantic Canada looking for a direct path into a licensed profession, and it markets itself as one of the more budget-conscious private options in the region.

Academics

Health professions are the university's anchor: pharmacy (with a doctor of pharmacy program), physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing all carry strong regional reputations and connect students to clinical placements at Maine hospitals and practices. Business, criminal justice, and a New England School of Communications unit round out the offerings, with programs generally built around applied coursework, internships, and licensure outcomes rather than open-ended exploration.

Campus & student life

Bangor is a small city, not a college town in the classic sense, and Husson's campus functions as a fairly self-contained residential community for much of student life. Athletics at the NCAA Division III level and health-sciences clubs are visible parts of campus culture given how many students are on defined professional tracks.

Getting in

Admissions reads more practically than holistically — intended major and academic preparation for it matter, particularly for the competitive pharmacy and health-sciences tracks, which typically require stronger records than the university's general admission. Essays and interviews are not a heavy emphasis outside of professional-program applications.

Worth knowing

The pharmacy and health-sciences programs run on more structured, sequential schedules than a typical undergraduate major, with cohort-based progression and clinical rotations built in — students should expect less flexibility to change plans mid-stream once admitted to one of these tracks.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate81%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1065–1275

Test policyoptional

Rec letters1

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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