2024 Best Colleges for International Relations in Maine

• Waterville, ME•

• 4 Year

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  Rating 3.74 out of 5  557 reviews

Freshman: Colby is a really great school, and all that I was looking for academically. While the workload for some of my classes took a little bit of transitioning towards, I feel like I am being challenged while also learning a lot. The school gives great financial aid and funding, which is a huge advantage too. Personally, I like the smaller campus size. It's easy to navigate and get around, but there's still a pretty wide expanse so you don't feel suffocated. However, because it is a small campus, there isn't much to do outside of events being held. Downtown is also pretty barren, and there's nothing to do. The shuttle is a bit limited, and only goes downtown and to Walmart. Having a car would be very nice here! If you love nature and the outdoors, it's perfect here. There is a lack of diversity, but also more diversity than I was expecting from a college in the middle of nowhere Maine.... Read 557 reviews

• grade A

• Acceptance rate 9%

• Net price $17,912

• SAT range 1400-1530

• Orono, ME•

• 4 Year

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  Rating 3.53 out of 5  2,141 reviews

Senior: UMaine is a beautiful campus. I am from the state, and it is a perfect school to transition into as an individual. I transferred from EMCC, so as expected a few credits didn't transfer over smoothly. Minus that hiccup I've had a great time back on campus after the pandemic. There are loads of clubs to join and ways to be involved as a student. I definitely recommend this school to people; we have a lot of people from out of state that attend here so it's also great to meet new friends from different places. The only real thing I'd like to see change would be advisor involvement in regard to financial aid and scholarships. It's something I myself and others have struggled with, as it is difficult to find and obtain them. Again, I love going to school here! Its a great environment to learn in.... Read 2,141 reviews

• grade B

• Acceptance rate 96%

• Net price $17,146

• SAT range 1060-1280

• Farmington, ME•

• 4 Year

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  Rating 3.62 out of 5  421 reviews

Alum: I loved my experience at UMF in the early childhood special education program! It was a small cohort, so I really got to know my peers well over the four years and developed excellent rapport with the faculty as well. Farmington has a great small town feel, is very safe, but still offers enough entertainment during the week with Augusta and Portland being within a reasonable distance for weekend adventures. The best aspect of my program was that I started my practicum experiences my sophomore year. Most teacher prep programs don't send students into the field until their junior, or in some cases, senior year. Starting early allowed me to really pinpoint how I wanted to be involved in education. UMF worked hard to listen to its students and genuinely took its students perspective into account when making changes for safety, diversity, equity, and community engagement. If I could spend another 4 years here, I would!... Read 421 reviews

• grade B minus

• Acceptance rate 97%

• Net price $14,386

• SAT range —

• Biddeford, ME•

• 4 Year

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  Rating 3.44 out of 5  1,131 reviews

Freshman: I visited UNE at the end of summer of 2022 and spring of 2023. It was beautiful both times (to say the least). The building are gorgeous and the classrooms I was able to tour looked like a place I belong. The whole time i was there I kept thinking, "I can definitely see myself staying here for the next few years". Another reason that UNE stood out to me is the staff and student. All of them seemed excited and happy to talk to me, with no exceptions. I'm so excited to start in the fall!... Read 1,131 reviews

• grade B minus

• Acceptance rate 90%

• Net price $36,261

• SAT range 1040-1230

• Augusta, ME•

• 4 Year

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  Rating 3.71 out of 5  293 reviews

Senior: My overall experience at UMA has been positive. My professors have been knowledgeable, flexible and encouraging. The courses have been challenging but worthwhile--often they were even fun! My only real complaint is that many of the upper level courses in some of the majors are not available online or asynchronously, which can make it very difficult due to the pandemic and for working adults especially to attend class, participate in discussions et cetera safely.... Read 293 reviews

• grade C+

• Acceptance rate 100%

• Net price $10,619

• SAT range —

• Augusta, ME•

• 4 Year (Online)

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  Rating 4 out of 5  1 review

Sophomore: So far love almost everything about UMA online. I just wish that when I went on vacation that it felt more like spring break, professors would often still count that as one of the weeks if covering a unit that was meant to take two weeks in total. I also wish that all professors started and ended units on the same general timeline, like Monday - Sunday or Tuesday - Monday its weird having each class's week start at a different point.... Read 1 review

• grade unavailable

• Acceptance rate —

• Net price —

• SAT range —