Husson University Business Programs

Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The location of Husson is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Husson University Rankings

Husson holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Maine ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Where Is Husson University?

Contact details for Husson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 College Circle, Bangor, ME 04401-2929
Phone:	207-941-7000
Website:	www.husson.edu

How Do I Get Into Husson?

You can apply to Husson online at: www.husson.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Husson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Husson?

Husson has an acceptance rate of 85%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to Husson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

Husson received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Husson University?

The overall average net price of Husson is $24,142. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Husson, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $7,768 a year. That adds up to $31,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Husson is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Husson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,679 undergraduate students at Husson, with 2,264 being full-time and 415 being part-time.

There are also 794 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,264 full-time undergraduates at Husson, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Husson University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	121
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	1,887
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	163

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at Husson University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Husson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Husson University

In 2019-2020, 2,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Husson has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Maine for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Husson

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Husson University was $19,772 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Husson is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Insurance	#1	#1
Insurance	#1	#1
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#21	#6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#50	#9

Online Growth Rankings of Husson

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Husson University was 20.6%. This is the #924 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Husson regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Husson ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Husson.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Insurance	#10
Insurance	#10
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#20
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#71
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#117
Marketing	#146
Accounting	#208
Accounting	#349

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Husson University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	2	6	59	1	108	176
Accounting	5	5	23	0	0	33
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	7	0	5	12
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	11	0	0	11
General Business/Commerce	0	0	9	0	0	9
Sports Communication	0	0	8	0	0	8
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	0	4	0	3	7
Finance	2	0	4	0	0	6
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	4	4
Insurance	0	0	0	0	3	3
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	3	0	0	3
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	2	0	0	0	0	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	2	0	0	2
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	2	0	0	0	0	2
Small Business Administration/Management	1	0	0	0	0	1
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	14	11	132	1	123	281

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.