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University of Maine at Presque Isle was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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UMPI landed the #1,247 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 19 colleges in Maine, UMPI is ranked at #10.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 97%, some consider UMPI to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At University of Maine at Presque Isle, this rate is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
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 University of Maine at Presque Isle is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of Maine at Presque Isle this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at UMPI, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,467 undergraduates at UMPI with 713 being full-time and 754 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,101 | $6,573 | $9,613 | $13,230 | $12,031 |
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 UMPI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 UMPI, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $4,092 a year. That adds up to $16,368 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UMPI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 181 Main St, Presque Isle, ME 04769-2888 |
| Phone: | 207-768-9400 |
| Website: | www.umpi.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 88 | $43,902 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 62 | $38,395 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 16 | NA |
| Other Social Sciences | 12 | NA |
| General Psychology | 10 | NA |
| Social Work | 9 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 7 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 4 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,238 students took at least one online class at University of Maine at Presque Isle. This is an increase from the 1,030 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,238 | 899 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,030 | 641 |
| 2020-2021 | 971 | 477 |
| 2018-2019 | 692 | 303 |
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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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