New EnglandSuburbanPrivate4-yearHealth

University of New England

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Biddeford, ME2,135 students
Acceptance Rate
92%
less selective
Median SAT
1,130
Net Price After Aid
$38.7k
Sticker $38.4k
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

University of New England is a private institution in Biddeford, ME with an acceptance rate of 92% and 2,135 students. The average net price after financial aid is $38,675 per year.

About University of New England

A private 4-year suburban university in Biddeford, ME.

University of New England campus
Campus · Biddeford

University of New England is a college in Biddeford, ME. It enrolls roughly 2,135 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 92%.

New EnglandSuburbanPrivate4-yearHealth
Acceptance Rate
92%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
2,135
Medium
Retention
79%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
92%
92 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.46
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. A GPA near 3.46 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of New England. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,130
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2227
24
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.183.78
3.46
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Personal essay required
  • Counselor rec required
  • Mid-year report
  • Test-optional
  • No application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Action
Nov 15, 2026
Regular Decision
Feb 15, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of New England after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $38,420
Average net price after aid
$38,675
70% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$33,195
$30,001 – $48,000
$33,547
$48,001 – $75,000
$31,278
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$40,310

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
12%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
41%
Avg loan $20,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of New England concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
11:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Health
42% of degrees awarded
Retention
79%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of New England. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Asian1%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Black1%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International32%

Gender

  • Female68%
  • Male32%
International
46%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,135

Outcomes after graduation

What University of New England graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$55.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
61%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$55.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$20.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$38.7k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$56k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 61% graduation rate is below the national average.

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