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College of the Atlantic Data & Information Overview

60% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is College of the Atlantic Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College of the Atlantic was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into College of the Atlantic?

60% Acceptance Rate
73% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at College of the Atlantic is a competitive 60%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

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College of the Atlantic Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At College of the Atlantic, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of the Atlantic is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of the Atlantic

74% Freshmen Retention
53% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like College of the Atlantic enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At College of the Atlantic the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  53 out of 100
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100

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College of the Atlantic Undergraduate Student Diversity

350 Full-Time Undergraduates
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
68.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 366 undergraduates at College of the Atlantic with 350 being full-time and 16 being part-time.

How Much Does College of the Atlantic Cost?

$22,799 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
$29,652 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of College of the Atlantic is $22,799. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for College of the Atlantic

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$17,930$13,649$16,302$25,748$36,582

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of College of the Atlantic, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At College of the Atlantic, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,413 a year. That adds up to $29,652 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do College of the Atlantic Graduates Make?

$40,264 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from College of the Atlantic with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $40,264 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of College of the Atlantic

Maine State
350 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Located in Bar Harbor, Maine, College of the Atlantic is a private not-for-profit institution. College of the Atlantic is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for College of the Atlantic are given below.

Contact Details
Address:105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone:207-288-5015
Website:https://www.coa.edu/

College of the Atlantic Majors

1 Majors With Completions
180 Undergraduate Degrees
180 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 1 majors graduated from College of the Atlantic. Of these students, 180 received undergraduate degrees and 180 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies90NA

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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