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Located in Portland, Maine, University of Southern Maine is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

310 Undergraduate Degrees
35 Graduate Degrees
$28,169 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Southern Maine?

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Contact details for University of Southern Maine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
Phone: 207-780-4141
Website: www.usm.maine.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/USouthernMaine
Twitter: http://twitter.com/USouthernMaine

How Do I Get Into University of Southern Maine?

You can apply to University of Southern Maine online at: https://beech.unet.maine.edu/eapp/pls/eaMenu.logon_index_page

Admission Requirements for University of Southern Maine

Submission Required?
High School GPA neither required nor recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Southern Maine?

88% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
73% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 88%, University of Southern Maine is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 73% of students accepted to University of Southern Maine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 488 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Southern Maine  ( 488 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Southern Maine  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800
University of Southern Maine received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

ACT English Scores for University of Southern Maine  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Math Scores for University of Southern Maine  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Southern Maine  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Southern Maine?

$28,169 Net Price
61% Take Out Loans
4.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of University of Southern Maine is $28,169. 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 University of Southern Maine, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,747 a year. That adds up to $26,988 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Southern Maine is 4.2%. 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.

University of Southern Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,773 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,098 undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine, with 3,773 being full-time and 2,325 being part-time.

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There are also 1,924 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,773 full-time undergraduates at University of Southern Maine, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 97
Black or African American 283
Hispanic or Latino 142
White 2,938
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 264

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Maine. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at University of Southern Maine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at University of Southern Maine

4,081 Took All Classes Online
7,079 Took At Least One Class Online
82.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,079 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Southern Maine has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th 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 University of Southern Maine

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Southern Maine was $9,528 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $22,996. The following table shows how University of Southern Maine 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
Interior Design Management #19 #40

Online Growth Rankings of University of Southern Maine

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Southern Maine was 82.2%. This is the #420 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at University of Southern Maine regardless of major.

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%.

University of Southern Maine Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 124 0 10 134
Organizational Leadership 2 31 5 15 53
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 38 0 0 38
Accounting 10 26 0 0 36
Finance 0 36 0 0 36
General Economics 0 19 0 0 19
Tourism and Travel Services Management 0 9 0 0 9
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 6 1 0 7
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 4 0 0 4
Interior Design Management 0 0 3 0 3
Insurance 3 0 0 0 3
Meeting and Event Planning 1 0 0 0 1
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 0 1 0 1
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 0 1 0 0 1
Accounting and Finance 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Planning & Services 0 0 0 0 0
Actuarial Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 294 10 25 345

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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