by our College Data Analytics TeamIs UMaine really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at UMaine. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
UMaine total enrollment is approximately 8,357 students. 7,541 are undergraduates and 816 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UMaine undergraduate population is made up of 49.3% women, and 50.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UMaine Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6,252 | 83.6% |
| Hispanic | 330 | 4.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 307 | 4.1% |
| International | 208 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 137 | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 100 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 61.2% of full-time grad students are women, and 38.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UMaine Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 481 | 59.7% |
| International | 194 | 24.1% |
| Unknown | 64 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic | 27 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.5% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 10 | 1.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6,733 | 81.3% |
| International | 402 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic | 357 | 4.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 317 | 3.8% |
| Unknown | 164 | 2.0% |
| Asian | 155 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
University of Maine faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 69.2% |
| International | 17.8% |
| Unknown | 6.3% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 0.3% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 4,216 female students and 4,141 male students at UMaine.
University of Maine faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 49.5% of UMaine students come from within the state, and 50.5% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 44 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 1,332 | 64.6% |
| Massachusetts | 267 | 13.0% |
| Connecticut | 66 | 3.2% |
| New Hampshire | 59 | 2.9% |
| New York | 41 | 2.0% |
UMaine hosts approximately 4.8% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UMaine, 55.3% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 3,432 | 28.5% |
| 20-21 | 3,216 | 26.7% |
| 22-24 | 1,609 | 13.4% |
| 35 and over | 1,239 | 10.3% |
| 25-29 | 1,036 | 8.6% |
| Under 18 | 872 | 7.2% |
| 30-34 | 625 | 5.2% |
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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