First-Gen Fit Rankings: Maine

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 19 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 2 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 13 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 4 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Bowdoin College Brunswick	61 ✅ Good	—	17.4%	$3,145	96.8%
2	University of Maine at Augusta Augusta	60 ✅ Good	—	33%	$9,421	60%
3	University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	15%	$8,163	89.3%
4	Bates College Lewiston	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	11.5%	$2,397	91.3%
5	University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.4%	$5,934	58.4%
6	Colby College Waterville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.3%	$4,049	93.7%
7	University of Southern Maine Portland	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.3%	$9,999	73.9%
8	Maine Maritime Academy Castine	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.6%	$9,511	81.7%
9	University of Maine at Farmington Farmington	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.2%	$13,301	72.8%
10	Husson University Bangor	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.8%	$16,606	75.4%
11	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	63.9%	$18,370	36.1%
12	University of Maine Orono	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.3%	$12,642	83.4%
13	Thomas College Waterville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.2%	$12,655	77.5%
14	College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.1%	$20,415	85%
15	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.6%	$20,728	74.6%
16	Maine College of Art & Design Portland	34 ⚠️ Low	—	28.6%	$31,589	71.7%
17	University of New England Biddeford	29 ⚠️ Low	—	11.8%	$31,371	79.4%
18	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
19	Maine Media College Rockport	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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