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.
University of Maine at Augusta was awarded 30 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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UMA is ranked #2,057 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Maine, UMA is ranked at #16.
If you are worried about getting into University of Maine at Augusta, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Maine at Augusta, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 University of Maine at Augusta is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Maine at Augusta is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UMA is 9%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,165 undergraduates at UMA with 1,469 being full-time and 2,696 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,174 | $9,425 | $11,175 | $15,111 | $15,297 |
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 UMA, 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 UMA, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $5,675 a year. That adds up to $22,700 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UMA is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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See which majors at University of Maine at Augusta make the most money.
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Contact details for UMA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 46 University Dr, Augusta, ME 04330-9410 |
| Phone: | 207-621-3000 |
| Website: | www.uma.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UMAugusta |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UMAugusta |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 114 | $33,226 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 63 | $32,560 |
| Business Administration & Management | 28 | $35,872 |
| Information Technology | 28 | NA |
| Library & Information Science | 25 | $14,470 |
| General Biology | 23 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 21 | $39,791 |
| Nursing | 18 | $65,790 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | $36,205 |
| Accounting | 12 | $35,891 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 3,501 students took at least one online class at University of Maine at Augusta. This is a decrease from the 3,606 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,501 | 2,880 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,606 | 2,776 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,298 | 2,342 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,092 | 2,103 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,950 | 2,027 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Maine at Augusta.
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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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