Top colleges in Maine by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Maine with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Maine Maritime Academy leads this list at $377,299 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Maine Maritime Academy
10 Yr. ROI
$377,299
Bowdoin College
10 Yr. ROI
$335,126
Colby College
10 Yr. ROI
$289,176
Top 17 Top colleges in Maine by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine Maritime Academy | ME | Public | 942 | $377,299 | Grad 58.3% · Net $21,078 |
| 2 | Bowdoin College | ME | Private nonprofit | 1,873 | $335,126 | Grad 92.8% · Net $15,595 |
| 3 | Colby College | ME | Private nonprofit | 2,407 | $289,176 | Grad 87.0% · Net $19,835 |
| 4 | Bates College | ME | Private nonprofit | 1,760 | $262,478 | Grad 88.1% · Net $27,390 |
| 5 | University of Maine at Fort Kent | ME | Public | 599 | $245,427 | Grad 34.9% · Net $11,167 |
| 6 | University of Southern Maine | ME | Public | 4,222 | $197,398 | Grad 43.2% · Net $14,927 |
| 7 | University of Maine | ME | Public | 8,496 | $189,260 | Grad 57.3% · Net $17,224 |
| 8 | University of Maine at Augusta | ME | Public | 2,659 | $168,550 | Grad 25.5% · Net $9,721 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | ME | Private nonprofit | 964 | $168,337 | Grad 56.4% · Net $29,029 |
| 10 | University of Maine at Presque Isle | ME | Public | 1,913 | $164,724 | Grad 39.4% · Net $10,972 |
| 11 | Husson University | ME | Private nonprofit | 2,618 | $155,906 | Grad 60.1% · Net $22,146 |
| 12 | Thomas College | ME | Private nonprofit | 647 | $140,468 | Grad 58.4% · Net $23,739 |
| 13 | University of Maine at Farmington | ME | Public | 1,140 | $135,482 | Grad 49.9% · Net $17,158 |
| 14 | University of New England | ME | Private nonprofit | 2,135 | $127,360 | Grad 61.8% · Net $38,617 |
| 15 | Unity Environmental University | ME | Private nonprofit | 6,483 | $124,703 | Grad 20.2% · Net $20,750 |
| 16 | College of the Atlantic | ME | Private nonprofit | 353 | $72,864 | Grad 73.3% · Net $24,465 |
| 17 | Maine College of Art & Design | ME | Private nonprofit | 415 | −$22,728 | Grad 50.8% · Net $40,801 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 17 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.