by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Unity Environmental University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
College 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.
Unity Environmental University was awarded 63 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked Unity as #1,446 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Unity also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Maine ranking.
At Unity Environmental University, the student to faculty ratio is 36 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Unity Environmental University is 7%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 42% rate at Unity Environmental University is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Unity for first-time, full-time students is 57%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Unity Environmental University.
The current enrollment includes 5,619 undergraduates at Unity.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Unity Environmental University.
The average net price of Unity is $16,772. 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 Unity
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,474 | $18,360 | $19,172 | $20,661 | $20,915 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Unity, 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 Unity, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $5,061 a year. That adds up to $20,244 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 2.6%. 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. Get more details about paying for Unity Environmental University.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Unity Environmental University with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,852 in their early years. This is about 23% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Unity Environmental University make the most money.
Unity Environmental University is an private not-for-profit institution situated in New Gloucester, Maine. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Unity. Get more details about the location of Unity Environmental University.
Get in touch with Unity Environmental University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 70 Farm View Drive, Suite 200, New Gloucester, ME 04260 |
| Phone: | 2075097100 |
| Website: | www.unity.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/UnityCollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/unitycollege |
In the latest year of available data, students from 10 majors graduated from Unity Environmental University. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 704 | NA |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 248 | $22,365 |
| Animal Science | 130 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 124 | NA |
| Animal Services | 102 | NA |
| Geography & Cartography | 35 | NA |
| Sustainability Science | 31 | NA |
| Wildlife Management | 15 | $24,558 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 7 | NA |
| Natural Resource Management | 6 | $32,677 |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
6,485 students took at least one online class at Unity Environmental University.
Learn more about online learning at Unity Environmental University.
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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