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University of Maine at Fort Kent: cost, admission and results

University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public college in Fort Kent, Maine. It has about 599 undergraduate students. It admits 98% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $11,167 a year.

At a glance

  • 98%Admission rate
  • $11,167Net price a year
  • 35%Graduation rate
  • $56,874Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Fort Kent, Maine 04743
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Remote rural area
Undergraduate students
599
Graduate students
98
Students per teacher
21 to 1
Accredited by
New England Commission on Higher Education
Website
umfk.maine.edu

Getting in

University of Maine at Fort Kent admits 98% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Maine$9,720
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$15,390
Room and meals on campus$9,950
Books and supplies$1,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$20,834
Average net price after grants and scholarships$11,167

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 35% below the median net price of colleges in Maine on this site ($17,191). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$10,711
$30,001 to $48,000$7,833
$48,001 to $75,000$11,314
$75,001 to $110,000$11,801
Above $110,000$15,274

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeME medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year89%73%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)35%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$56,874$48,302$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$16,795$20,474$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Maine and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

13% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 13% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 73% women and 27% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 21 of the 24 colleges in Maine on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,800.

Other colleges in Maine of a similar size

Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of University of Maine at Fort Kent?

University of Maine at Fort Kent admits 98% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at University of Maine at Fort Kent?

Published tuition and fees are $9,720 a year for students from Maine and $15,390 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of University of Maine at Fort Kent?

35% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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