UMaine System projects 10-year high in enrollment as classes begin

International student enrollment grows at Maine’s public universities amid national decline • Maine Morning Star

Maine’s universities are enrolling more international students for the fifth year in a row, defying the national trend of higher education enrollment declines.  The biggest reason for the growth is the 250% increase in international students enrolled online, according to preliminary data from Fall 2026. An overwhelming majority of those students will never attend Maine’s […]

What used to be one of Maine’s smallest universities has seen the biggest increase in students

Online learners have fueled enrollment growth at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, which preliminary numbers show is now the state's third biggest public university.

UMaine System projects 10-year high in enrollment as classes begin

Numbers at the system's two biggest campuses have fallen slightly, but the other campuses are making up for it, with a 70% increase in Presque Isle.

Maine public universities start semester with highest enrollment since 2016, early data shows

Officials say the University of Maine System is seeing its highest headcount since 2016.

Maine’s public universities start fall semester advancing upward mobility of 28,000+ students

The University of Maine System has now grown enrollment for nine consecutive semesters and achieved its highest headcount in more than a decade, defying demographics through region-leading affordability, growth in graduate and online programs for adult degree completors, improved retention and a proven value proposition — with alumni of the…