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University of Maine at Orono

University of Maine at Orono
168 College Avenue
Orono, ME 04469

Official telephone: (207) 581-1865
Fax number: (207) 581-1213
Website: https://umaine.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 9,601
Full-time undergraduates: 7,335
Part-time undergraduates: 2,055
Total graduate students: 2,457
Full-time graduate students: 745
Part-time graduate students: 1,712
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
82.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 660 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 42%
Percent of students who live off campus: 58%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 60
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Hammock Club; Ski and Snowboard Club; Health Professions Club; Student Portfolio Investment Fund; Geological Society

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; crew; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; wrestling; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; table tennis; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Bangor International Airport

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 83% within six months of graduation

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