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Colleges with the smallest classes in Maine

17 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio

These 17 smallest-class colleges in Maine, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 8:1 at Maine College of Art & Design to 36:1 at Unity Environmental University. 7 are public and 10 are private.

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1Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
Private8:141578%
2Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Private9:11,8468%
3Colby College
Waterville, ME
Private9:12,2827%
4Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Private10:11,75313%
5College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
Private10:135865%
6Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
Public10:188861%
7Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME
Private10:193082%
8University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME
Public12:11,13198%
9University of New England
Biddeford, ME
Private12:12,18989%
10University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Public14:14,24579%
11University of Maine
Orono, ME
Public15:18,34196%
12University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME
Public15:12,759
13Husson University
Bangor, ME
Private17:12,39586%
14University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME
Public19:163899%
15Thomas College
Waterville, ME
Private23:168897%
16University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME
Public28:11,36297%
17Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME
Private36:15,61982%

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