UMaine's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Maine students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of Maine students is 56.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 58.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 55.4%.

56.8%

asian 68.4% 26 students
African American 33.3% 18 students
white 57.9% 1,033 students
unknown 55.2% 32 students
hispanic 49.4% 42 students
International Students 52.2% 12 students
Mixed Race 51.5% 34 students

Drop Out

University of Maine has an overall drop-out rate of 15.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 18.3% and 13.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

15.9%

asian 5.3% 2 students
African American 13.0% 7 students
white 15.4% 274 students
unknown 20.7% 12 students
hispanic 24.7% 21 students
International Students 34.8% 8 students
Mixed Race 15.2% 10 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Maine at a rate of 25.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 27.4%, and male students' 23.6%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

25.4%

asian 26.3% 10 students
African American 51.8% 28 students
white 24.9% 444 students
unknown 22.4% 13 students
hispanic 24.7% 21 students
International Students 13.0% 3 students
Mixed Race 27.3% 18 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.9%

white 1.8% 32 students
Mixed Race 6.1% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$66,852	$72,509	$80,767
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$69,464	$68,499	$76,846
Mechanical Engineering	$65,105	$62,775	$73,378
Construction Engineering Technologies	$63,027	$55,964	$67,384
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,161	$61,218	$61,127
Civil Engineering	$57,228	$52,464	$58,395
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$59,901	$55,964	$58,032
Finance and Financial Management Services	$40,267	$42,309	$51,092
Marketing	$39,096	$41,007	$50,566
Accounting and Related Services	$37,601	$33,993	$47,585
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,263	$40,428	$46,946
Communication and Media Studies	$34,506	$25,194	$45,358
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$29,576	$30,409	$40,542
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,907	NA	$37,482
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,394	$33,726	$37,116
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$31,484	$25,658	$36,258
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,757	$28,598	$35,612
Psychology, General	$27,436	$28,443	$34,350
Food Science and Technology	$28,820	$25,194	$33,867
Social Work	$35,402	$29,685	$32,685
English Language and Literature, General	$29,240	$23,649	$31,575
Economics	$31,366	$45,808	NA
Computer Science	$61,091	NA	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$29,059	NA
Political Science and Government	$32,140	NA	NA
Sociology	$32,692	$26,585	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,909	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$31,275	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$31,770	$35,416	NA
Journalism	$25,203	NA	NA
Forestry	$42,908	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$24,713	$24,615	NA
Anthropology	$24,072	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,874	$73,737	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$18,269	NA	NA
Marine Sciences	$24,924	$29,141	NA
Zoology/Animal Biology	$26,416	NA	NA
Biology, General	$30,610	$28,381	NA
Animal Sciences	$27,750	$28,236	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$45,688	$43,798	NA
Computer Engineering	$64,291	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Social Work	$41,771	$43,798	$48,698
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,369	$41,789	$44,547
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,468	NA	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,329	$58,673	NA
International/Global Studies	$46,027	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$41,042	$41,937	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$40,495	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$36,663	NA	NA

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