Maine Colleges & Universities

Bangor, ME — Private university, est. 1898; home of the Eagles; North Atlantic Conference member; Division III; located in Bangor, the Queen City of Maine; strong programs in business, nursing, and criminal justice; consistent Division III athletics

Brunswick, ME — Private liberal arts college, est. 1794; home of the Polar Bears; NESCAC member; Division III; one of America's most distinguished liberal arts colleges; alma mater of Joan Benoit Samuelson (USA T&F Hall of Fame — 1984 Olympic marathon gold medalist) and Louis Sockalexis (first Native American in MLB, attended briefly); consistent NESCAC athletics; located in Cumberland County on the coast of Maine; produced Arctic explorers Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan

Lewiston, ME — Private liberal arts college, est. 1855; home of the Bobcats; NESCAC member; Division III; one of the first coeducational colleges in the United States and one of the first to admit Black students; consistent NESCAC athletics; located in Androscoggin County in central Maine; strong programs in politics, neuroscience, and the arts

Orono, ME — Public flagship research university, est. 1865; home of the Black Bears; America East Conference member; Division I; UMaine hockey is one of the most historic programs in college hockey — multiple national championships (1993, 1999) and NHL stars including Paul Kariya, Garth Snow, and Jonathan Drouin; located in Penobscot County near Bangor; consistent Division I athletics; strong programs in engineering, forestry, and marine sciences

Portland, ME — Public liberal arts university, est. 1878; home of the Huskies; Little East Conference member; Division III; located in Portland, the largest city in Maine; strong programs in nursing, business, and social work; consistent Division III athletics; serves the greater Portland metropolitan area with campuses in Portland and Gorham

Waterville, ME — Private liberal arts college, est. 1813; home of the White Mules; NESCAC member; Division III; one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in New England; consistent NESCAC athletics across multiple sports; located in Kennebec County; strong programs in environmental studies, economics, and the sciences; the Colby Museum of Art is one of the finest academic art museums in the country