The U.S. state of Maine has twenty-nine accredited, degree-granting institutions of higher learning. The state's land-grant university and only research university is the University of Maine in Orono. It is the flagship of the University of Maine System, which also has institutions in Augusta, Portland/Gorham/Lewiston, Farmington, Fort Kent, Machias, and Presque Isle. [1] Maine's public education system also includes the Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the Maine Maritime Academy.
The state's three oldest institutions of higher education are Bowdoin College (founded in 1794), Colby College (1813), and Bates College (1855). The three colleges collectively form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and are ranked among the best colleges in the United States; often placing in the top 10 percent of all liberal arts colleges. [2] [3] [4]
The largest institution in the state is the private University of New England, with 13,439 students. The smallest, with 79 students, is The Landing School, an institution focused on boat building. UMaine is home to the state's only NCAA Division I athletic program, the Maine Black Bears. The collegiate system of Maine also includes numerous baccalaureate colleges such as Husson University, Unity College, and Thomas College. There is only one medical school in the state, the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and only one law school, the University of Maine School of Law.
School | Location(s) | Founded | Closed | Cite |
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Bangor Theological Seminary | Bangor | 1814 | 2013 | [17] |
Bliss College | Lewiston | 1897 | 1972 | [18] |
Casco Bay College | Portland | 1863 | 1999 | [c] [19] [20] |
Eastern State Normal School | Castine | 1867 | 1942 | [21] |
Gorham State College | Gorham | 1878 | 1970 | [22] |
Immaculate Heart of Mary Institute | Saco | [23] | ||
John F. Kennedy College | Fort Kent | 1965 | 1975 | [24] |
LaMennais College | Alfred | 1951 | 1959 | [25] |
Mid-State College | Augusta | 1867 | 2003 | [26] |
Nasson College | Springvale | 1912 | 1983 | [27] |
Northern Conservatory of Music | Bangor | 1929 | 1972 | [28] |
Oblate College & Seminary | Bar Harbor | 1941 | 1969 | [29] |
Ricker College | Houlton | 1848 | 1978 | [30] |
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | Portland | 1973 | 2016 | Acquired by the Maine College of Art [31] |
Westbrook College | Portland | 1831 | 1996 | [d] |
A few schools are recognized by the state as degree-granting institutions, but not have been accredited by a recognized accrediting body: [36]
The U.S. state of Maine has twenty-nine accredited, degree-granting institutions of higher learning. The state's land-grant university and only research university is the University of Maine in Orono. It is the flagship of the University of Maine System, which also has institutions in Augusta, Portland/Gorham/Lewiston, Farmington, Fort Kent, Machias, and Presque Isle. [1] Maine's public education system also includes the Maine Community College System, comprising seven schools, and the Maine Maritime Academy.
The state's three oldest institutions of higher education are Bowdoin College (founded in 1794), Colby College (1813), and Bates College (1855). The three colleges collectively form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and are ranked among the best colleges in the United States; often placing in the top 10 percent of all liberal arts colleges. [2] [3] [4]
The largest institution in the state is the private University of New England, with 13,439 students. The smallest, with 79 students, is The Landing School, an institution focused on boat building. UMaine is home to the state's only NCAA Division I athletic program, the Maine Black Bears. The collegiate system of Maine also includes numerous baccalaureate colleges such as Husson University, Unity College, and Thomas College. There is only one medical school in the state, the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and only one law school, the University of Maine School of Law.
School | Location(s) | Founded | Closed | Cite |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bangor Theological Seminary | Bangor | 1814 | 2013 | [17] |
Bliss College | Lewiston | 1897 | 1972 | [18] |
Casco Bay College | Portland | 1863 | 1999 | [c] [19] [20] |
Eastern State Normal School | Castine | 1867 | 1942 | [21] |
Gorham State College | Gorham | 1878 | 1970 | [22] |
Immaculate Heart of Mary Institute | Saco | [23] | ||
John F. Kennedy College | Fort Kent | 1965 | 1975 | [24] |
LaMennais College | Alfred | 1951 | 1959 | [25] |
Mid-State College | Augusta | 1867 | 2003 | [26] |
Nasson College | Springvale | 1912 | 1983 | [27] |
Northern Conservatory of Music | Bangor | 1929 | 1972 | [28] |
Oblate College & Seminary | Bar Harbor | 1941 | 1969 | [29] |
Ricker College | Houlton | 1848 | 1978 | [30] |
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | Portland | 1973 | 2016 | Acquired by the Maine College of Art [31] |
Westbrook College | Portland | 1831 | 1996 | [d] |
A few schools are recognized by the state as degree-granting institutions, but not have been accredited by a recognized accrediting body: [36]