University of Southern Maine Trade Programs

University of Southern Maine is a public institution situated in Portland, Maine. The location of University of Southern Maine is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Southern Maine?

Contact details for University of Southern Maine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
Phone:	207-780-4141
Website:	www.usm.maine.edu

Can I Afford University of Southern Maine?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time University of Southern Maine students paid $288 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $810 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,064	$22,680
Fees	$2,036	$2,036
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$10,924	$10,924
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,060	$3,060

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Southern Maine, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,262 a year. That adds up to $25,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Southern Maine is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Southern Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,956 undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine, with 3,567 being full-time and 2,389 being part-time.

There are also 2,040 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,567 full-time undergraduates at University of Southern Maine, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern Maine students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	250
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	2,780
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	244

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Maine. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at University of Southern Maine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at University of Southern Maine

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at University of Southern Maine. In 2020-2021, 5,428 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Southern Maine has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of University of Southern Maine

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Southern Maine was 82.2%. This is the #392 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at University of Southern Maine regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.