Total Student Headcount (2020-21): 5,606
Where UMA Students have taken the majority of their credits:
- 11% Augusta campus
- 5% Bangor campus
- 18% UMA Centers/Sites
- 66% Online
Full-time Equivalent Students (2020-21): 2,470
- 8% Associate
- 57% Bachelor’s and Post Bachelor’s
- <1% Masters
- 2% Certificate-seeking (Title IV Eligible)
- 11% Non-degree/certificate-seeking
- 20% Non-degree Early College
Top 5 Enrolled Programs (2020-21)
Bachelor’s/Post Programs
- Liberal Studies (697 students)
- Mental Health/Human Services (460)
- Business Administration (339)
- Nursing (261)
- Cybersecurity (204)
Associate Programs
- Liberal Studies (193 students)
- Business Administration (98)
- Mental Health/Human Services (51)
- Information & Library Science (32)
- Justice Studies (27)
First in Family to Attend College (2020-21)
- 49% First-generation
Financing their Education (2020-21)
- 74% of all degree/certificate-seeking students received financial aid to meet educational expenses.
- 66% of financial aid recipients received a Pell Grant, an award that does not have to be repaid.
Indebtedness of 2019-20 Bachelor’s Graduates who started at UMA as First-Year Students (N = 119)
- 74% Graduated with loan debt (includes only debt accrued at UMA)
- Average amount of Federal Title IV debt – $30,541
- Average amount of Private debt – $30,871
Total Student Admissions (2020-21)
- 99% Acceptance rate (3,213 students)
- 3% of Accepted students deferred
- 45% of Accepted students enroll
- 35% First-time students
- 46% Transfer students
- 16% Readmits
- 3% Graduate students
25% (261) of matriculated Summer/Fall 2020 admissions are Fall 2020 First-time, Full-time Degree or Certificate-seeking (i.e., meets IPEDS cohort criteria). This represents 6% of the total Fall 2020 enrollment.
Updated May, 2021
Overall Student Profile (Fall 2021)
4,422 headcount
Enrollment Status: 66% part-time and 34% full-time (Ugrd 12+ crs, Grad 6+ crs)
Student Credit Load: 7.97 average
Gender: 68% female and 32% male
Race/Ethnicity: 80.7% white, 12.8% minority, and 6.5% unknown
Age: 28 average and 29% 18-24 year-olds
Residency: 91.7% in-state, 7.8% out-of-state, 0.5% international
Advanced Standing: 58.4 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: 70% independent (i.e., custodial parents’ income/asset information is not considered in determining financial aid)
Veterans/Active Military: 4% self-identified or using personal education benefits (189 students)
Early College Enrollment: 24% high school students (1,056 students)
Statewide Reach: enrollment in all 16 State of Maine counties
- 26% Kennebec
- 19% Penobscot
- 2% Aroostook (northernmost)
- 3% York (southernmost)
- 2% Washington (easternmost)
- 5% Oxford (westernmost)
Incarcerated Students: 2% current prisoners in Maine correctional facilities (85 students)
Statistics updated February, 2022.
UMA Office of Institutional Research and Assessment