University of Southern Maine: Statistics

Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3517 of 13,988	In the World
# 995 of 2,383	In North America
# 923 of 2,297	In the United States
# 6 of 19	In Maine
# 1 of 3	In Portland, ME
# 338 of 1,054	For Social Work
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

79%

Enrollment

9,942

Average SAT

1,120

Average ACT

Aid receiving

97%

Undergraduates

5,525

Graduates

2,079

Male:Female Ratio

36:64

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

usm.maine.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Southern Maine has an acceptance rate of 79% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	79%	79%	79%
Applicants	5,822	2,282	3,372
Admissions	4,613	1,633	2,834
Freshmen enrolled full time	687	285	366

Admissions requirements

Recommendations	Required
SAT/ACT	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school GPA	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	77%
■ Nonresident Alien	1%
■ Asian	3%
■ Hispanic	4%
■ Black or African American	7%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	4%

University of Southern Maine majors

University of Southern Maine has granted 1,015 bachelor's degrees across 53 programs, 493 master's across 30 programs, and 110 doctorate degrees across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Southern Maine.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	176	-	-
Law	-	-	85
Social Sciences, Other	85	-	-
Business Administration and Management, General	81	-	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	68	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor	-	58	-
Educational Psychology	-	56	-
Social Work	23	28	-
Psychology, General	49	-	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	49	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	34	-
Occupational Therapy & Therapist	-	27	7
History, General	33	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	32	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	30	1	-
Organizational Leadership	14	12	4
English Language and Literature, General	29	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	27	-
Public Policy Analysis, General	-	17	10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	25	-	-
Nursing Education	-	25	-
Political Science and Government, General	25	-	-
Computer Science	24	-	-
Finance, General	24	-	-
Public Health, General	10	14	-
Accounting	20	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	20	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	-	19	-
Creative Writing	-	19	-
Mass Communication & Media Studies	19	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	18	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	18	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	18	-	-
Linguistics	16	-	-
Music Performance, General	13	-	-
Sociology, General	13	-	-
Criminology	12	-	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	12	-	-
Economics, General	11	-	-
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing	-	11	-
Nursing Administration	-	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	10	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	9	-	-
Music Teacher Education	9	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	-	9	-
Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other	8	-	-
Cultural Anthropology	8	-	-
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	6	2	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	8	-	-
Mathematics, General	8	-	-
Art Teacher Education	7	-	-
Art & Art Studies, General	7	-	-
Environmental Science	7	-	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	7	-	-
Philosophy	7	-	-
Tourism and Travel Services Management	7	-	-
Environmental Studies	6	-	-
Industrial Technology & Technician	6	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	6	-	-
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	-	4	-
Geriatric Nurse & Nursing	-	4	-
School Psychology	-	-	4
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education	4	-	-
Athletic Training & Trainer	-	3	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	-	3	-
Music, General	3	-	-
Physics, General	3	-	-
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing	-	3	-
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy	3	-	-
Music Pedagogy	-	2	-
Painting	2	-	-
Statistics, General	-	2	-
Women's Studies	2	-	-
Biochemistry	1	-	-
Conducting	-	1	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	-	-
Health Services Administration	-	1	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	1	-	-
Physical Sciences, General	1	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	1	-
Grand Total	1,015	493	110

Publications & Citations

University of Southern Maine has published 4,359 scientific papers with 97,509 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Medicine, Law, Sociology, Biology, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Psychology.

Publications

4,359

Citations

97,509

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	3,086 / 71,139
Political Science	1,976 / 47,430
Medicine	1,855 / 49,006
Law	1,845 / 45,648
Sociology	1,711 / 46,352
Biology	1,700 / 47,926
Environmental Science	1,620 / 38,613
Computer Science	1,592 / 38,130
Philosophy	1,488 / 40,082
Psychology	1,422 / 32,716
Engineering	1,390 / 29,737
Physics	1,289 / 28,372
Business	1,071 / 21,738
Economics	1,066 / 22,803
Mathematics	1,044 / 23,633
Geography and Cartography	1,017 / 21,984
History	960 / 18,909
Chemistry	914 / 24,681
Quantum and Particle physics	804 / 15,557
Ecology	732 / 18,911
Statistics	712 / 18,954
Archaeology	706 / 14,813
Development Studies	697 / 14,362
Geology	696 / 18,032
Pathology	642 / 19,918
Art & Design	641 / 19,098
Genetics	615 / 21,807
Linguistics	597 / 11,039
Social Psychology	576 / 14,493
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	539 / 9,524
Public Health	532 / 17,583
Biochemistry	515 / 16,834
Psychiatry	510 / 17,139
Paleontology	481 / 13,553
Nursing	452 / 12,580
Management	450 / 9,391
Demography	410 / 13,332
Education	388 / 5,204
Organic chemistry	367 / 10,285
Materials Science	355 / 8,892

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

25 Notable alumni

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1950-. (aged 76)

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2. Robert Saucier

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

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