by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
College of the Atlantic was awarded 11 badges in the 2023 rankings.
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.
College of the Atlantic has an acceptance rate of 76%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
Learn more about College of the Atlantic admissions.
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.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 89% 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.
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%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of the Atlantic.
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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,070 | $14,407 | $14,898 | $26,100 | $30,864 |
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.
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 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,588 a year. That adds up to $22,352 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at College of the Atlantic is 3.2%. 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.
See which majors at College of the Atlantic make the most money.
Get more details about the location of College of the Atlantic.
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: | www.coa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/collegeoftheatlantic |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/collegeatlantic |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 86 | NA |
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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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