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# University of Southern Maine

Public regional university in Portland, Maine, emphasizing health professions with accessible admissions and in-state tuition of $9,180.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 43.662863, -70.274247

### Summary

Public regional university in Portland, Maine, emphasizing health professions with accessible admissions and in-state tuition of $9,180.

### Description

The University of Southern Maine is a public four-year institution in Portland that serves Maine and the broader New England region. It emphasizes health professions and related programs and maintains a research focus appropriate to its Carnegie classification as a professions-focused university with graduate and doctoral offerings.

USM enrolls approximately 7,500 students. In-state tuition is $9,180 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $21,300 when accounting for room and board and other expenses. Out-of-state tuition runs $27,030, bringing the total out-of-state cost of attendance to $39,150. The university maintains an acceptance rate of 79.3 percent, reflecting accessible admissions. The 75th percentile SAT scores are 640 in Reading and 640 in Math; the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 26.

This school works well for students seeking affordable public higher education with a health professions focus and those who value a city setting. For more information, visit usm.maine.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 161,554
- **State**: ME
- **City**: Portland
- **Address**: 96 Falmouth St
- **Zip Code**: 04103
- **Sector Group**: Public 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: usm.maine.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $9,180
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $27,030
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $21,300
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $39,150
- **Room and Board**: $12,120
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 7,528
- **Acceptance Rate**: 79.3%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 640
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 640
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 26
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $198,658,000
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: Research Colleges and Universities
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Health Professions and Related Programs