University of
Maine at Fort Kent
Public College in Fort Kent, ME. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $51,077.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Maine at Fort Kent student earns $51,077 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Completion is the weak point: 39% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $20,160, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 98% of applicants are accepted. With 529 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Only 13% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 39% graduate within six years. 89% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. 28% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 21:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 638 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,601 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($8,163 versus $11,661), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 61% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,422 — common but not automatic. About 37% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 68 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,163 |
| $30–48k | $6,130 |
| $48–75k | $4,122 |
| $75–110k | $10,020 |
| $110k+ | $11,661 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 238 of these 638 students, totalling $1,565,004 — an average of $6,576 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Aroostook County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)