Total Student Headcount (2019-20): 5,811
Where UMA Student’s have taken the majority of their credits:
- 20.9% Augusta campus
- 9.7% Bangor campus
- 19.8% UMA Centers/Sites
- 49.7% Online
Full-time Equivalent Students (2019-20): 2,521
- 8% Associate
- 59% Bachelor’s and Post Bachelor’s
- 2% Certificate-seeking (Title IV Eligible)
- 14% Non-degree/certificate-seeking
- 17% Non-degree Early College
Top 5 Enrolled Programs (2019-20)
Bachelor’s/Post Programs
- Liberal Studies (826 students)
- Mental Health/Human Services (520)
- Business Administration (390)
- Cybersecurity (200)
- Nursing (198)
Associate Programs
- Liberal Studies (191 students)
- Business Administration (107)
- Mental Health/Human Services (56)
- Justice Studies (27)
- Information & Library Science (20)
First in Family to Attend College (2019-20)
- 49% First-generation
Financing their Education (2019-20)
- 75% of all degree/certificate-seeking students received financial aid to meet educational expenses.
- 68% of financial aid recipients received a Pell Grant, an award that does not have to be repaid.
Indebtedness of 2018-19 Bachelor’s Graduates who started at UMA as First-Year Students (N = 121)
- 79% Graduated with loan debt (includes only debt accrued at UMA)
- Average amount of Federal Title IV debt – $30,562
- Average amount of Private debt – $3,146
Total Student Admissions (2019-20)
- 98% Acceptance rate (3,065 students)
- 3% of Accepted students deferred
- 50% of Accepted students enroll
- 32% First-time students
- 53% Transfer students
- 15% Readmits
23% (245) of matriculated Summer/Fall 2019 admissions are Fall 2019 First-time, Full-time Degree or Certificate-seeking (i.e., meets IPEDS cohort criteria). This represents 6% of the total Fall 2019 enrollment.
Updated June, 2020
Overall Student Profile (Fall 2019)
4,361 headcount
Enrollment Status: 68% part-time and 32% full-time (12 credits or more)
Student Credit Load: 8.01 average
Gender: 68% female and 32% male
Race/Ethnicity: 80.4% white, 11.2% minority, and 8.4% unknown
Age: 30 average and 30% 18-24 year-olds
Residency: 93.6% in-state, 6% out-of-state, <1% international
Advanced Standing: 59 average transfer credits accepted for coursework completed at other regionally accredited schools, recognized by the American Council on Education, high school dual enrollment and Advanced Placement Tests, or previous military experience
Dependency Status of FAFSA Filers: 73% independent (i.e., custodial parents’ income/asset information is not considered in determining financial aid)
Veterans/Active Military: 5% self-identified or using personal education benefits (231 students)
Early College Enrollment: 17% high school juniors and seniors (758 students)
Statewide Reach: enrollment in all 16 State of Maine counties
- 25% Kennebec
- 17% Penobscot
- 2% Aroostook (northernmost)
- 2% York (southernmost)
- 2% Washington (easternmost)
- 4% Oxford (westernmost)
Incarcerated Students: 2% current prisoners in Maine correctional facilities (84 students)
Statistics updated November, 2019.
UMA Office of Institutional Research and Assessment