University of Maine at Fort Kent Teaching Programs

University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public institution situated in Fort Kent, Maine. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is University of Maine at Fort Kent?

Contact details for UMFK are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743-1292
Phone:	207-834-7500
Website:	www.umfk.maine.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UMaineFortKent.Profile?fref=ts
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UMaineFortKent

How Do I Get Into UMFK?

You can apply to UMFK online at: www.umfk.maine.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for UMFK

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMFK?

Since UMFK has an acceptance rate of 100%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Can I Afford University of Maine at Fort Kent?

The overall average net price of UMFK is $21,152. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMFK, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,101 a year. That adds up to $24,404 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMFK is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Maine at Fort Kent Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,624 undergraduate students at UMFK, with 526 being full-time and 1,098 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 526 full-time undergraduates at UMFK, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maine at Fort Kent students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	358
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maine at Fort Kent. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at UMFK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at University of Maine at Fort Kent

In 2019-2020, 1,116 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMFK has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMFK

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Maine at Fort Kent was $8,475 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $12,885. The following table shows how UMFK is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Secondary Education	#4	#1
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#61	#4

Online Growth Rankings of UMFK

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maine at Fort Kent was 22.8%. This is the #717 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMFK regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maine at Fort Kent Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Secondary Education	1	1
Elementary Education	0	0
TOTAL	1	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tysto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.