Total Student Headcount (2021-22): 5,688

Where UMA Students have taken the majority of their credits:

  • 14% Augusta campus
  • 7% Bangor campus
  • 12% UMA Centers/Sites
  • 67% Online

Full-time Equivalent Students (2021-22): 2,475

  • 8% Associate
  • 54% Bachelor’s and Post Bachelor’s
  • 1% Masters
  • 2% Certificate-seeking (Title IV Eligible)
  • 10% Non-degree/certificate-seeking
  • 25% Non-degree Early College

Top 5 Enrolled Programs (2021-22)

Bachelor’s/Post Programs

  1. Liberal Studies (575 students)
  2. Mental Health/Human Services (438)
  3. Nursing (311)
  4. Business Administration (306)
  5. Cybersecurity (189)

Associate Programs

  1. Liberal Studies (159 students)
  2. Business Administration (94)
  3. Mental Health/Human Services (56)
  4. Information & Library Science (33)
  5. Computer Information Systems (24)

First in Family to Attend College (2021-22)

  • 47% First-generation

Financing their Education (2021-22)

  • 76% of all degree/certificate-seeking students received financial aid to meet educational expenses.
  • 64% of financial aid recipients received a Pell Grant, an award that does not have to be repaid.

Indebtedness of 2020-21 Bachelor’s Graduates who started at UMA as First-Year Students (N = 103)

  • 72% Graduated with loan debt (includes only debt accrued at UMA)
    • Average amount of Federal Title IV debt – $34,379
    • Average amount of Private debt – $23,167

Total Student Admissions (2021-22)

  • 99% Acceptance rate (3,042 students)
    • 2% of Accepted students deferred
    • 46% of Accepted students enroll
      • 31% First-time students
      • 52% Transfer students
      • 15% Readmits
      • 2% Graduate students

25% (235) of matriculated Summer/Fall 2021 admissions are Fall 2021 First-time, Full-time Degree or Certificate-seeking (i.e., meets IPEDS cohort criteria). This represents 5% of the total Fall 2021 enrollment.

Updated October, 2022

Overall Student Profile (Fall 2022)

4,446 headcount

Enrollment Status: 70% part-time and 30% full-time (Ugrd 12+ crs, Grad 6+ crs)

Student Credit Load: 7.63 average

Gender: 66% female, 33% male, 1% unknown

Race/Ethnicity: 81.3% white, 12.8% minority, and 5.8% unknown

Age: 28 average and 27% 18-24 year-olds

Residency: 91.5% in-state, 7.8% out-of-state, 0.6% international

Advanced Standing: 56.7 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: 72% independent (i.e., custodial parents’ income/asset information is not considered in determining financial aid)

Veterans/Active Military: 4.5% self-identified or using personal education benefits (200 students)

Early College Enrollment: 26.5% high school students (1,180 students)

Statewide Reach: enrollment in all 16 State of Maine counties

  • 22% Kennebec
  • 20% Penobscot
  • 2% Aroostook (northernmost)
  • 3% York (southernmost)
  • 2% Washington (easternmost)
  • 7% Oxford (westernmost)

Incarcerated Students: 2.9% current prisoners in Maine correctional facilities (131 students)

Statistics updated November, 2022.
UMA Office of Institutional Research and Assessment