Of course cost is an important factor in choosing a college, but more important is what you actually GET for your money. Well, at the University of Maine at Farmington you get an unbeatable combination of high quality and outstanding value in one of the nicest places you could imagine spending your college years.

National Reputation in a Spectacular Location
As you probably know already, the University of Maine at Farmington is one of the top-rated public universities in the nation ... year after year after year.

The University of Maine at Farmington was recently named "One of America’s Best Colleges" for the 13th consecutive year (1998-2010) by U.S.News & World Report. And we were recognized in a national study as one of just 20 colleges across the country that serve as a "model of educational effectiveness."

Farmington offers a nationally-recognized, high-quality college education at an attractive price point — in one of the most spectacular locations in the northeast.

Other Colleges and Universities Farmington Students Often Consider
(Costs below are for 2009-2010: tuition + mandatory fees + room & board for Non-Maine residents)

College Total per Year  College Total per Year
Univ. Maine Farmington*+ $20,132   Rider University (NJ) $39,780
Univ. Maine Farmington* $24,644   Merrimack College (MA) $40,000
Plymouth State University* (NH) $25,621   Univ. of New England (ME) $40,190
Keene State College* (NH) $25,678   Univ. of Vermont* (VT) $40,406
Eastern Conn. State Univ.* (CT) $25,763   Salve Regina University (RI) $40,950
UMass. Dartmouth* (MA) $26,410   Roger Williams University (RI) $40,990
Montclair State Univ.* (NJ) $27,522   St. Michael's College (VT) $41,405
Lyndon State College* (VT) $27,300   St. Anselm College (NH) $41,775
UMass. Amherst* (MA) $28,232   Colby-Sawyer College (NH) $41,950
Ramapo College of NJ* (NJ) $30,111   Allegheny College (PA) $42,000
Univ. of Southern Maine* (ME) $30,346   Hartwick College (NY) $42,405
Concordia College (NY) $33,825   Stonehill College (MA) $43,450
College of St. Elizabeth (NJ) $34,546   Clarkson University (NY) $44,028
Monmouth University (NJ) $34,568   Quinnipac College (CT) $44,780
Niagra University (NY) $34,950   Elmira College (NY) $45,600
Univ. Maine-Orono* (ME) $35,424   Bentley College (MA) $47,568
Univ. of New Hampshire* (NH) $35,587   Northeastern University (MA) $47,622
Univ. of Connecticut* (CT) $35,606   Fairfield University (CT) $48,760
St. Joesph's College (ME) $36,400   Boston University (MA) $50,288
Alfred University (NY) $36,420   Bowdoin College (ME) $50,900
Univ. of Rhode Island* (RI) $36,664   Colby College (ME) $51,920
Utica College (NY) $38,134   Bates College (ME) $51,300
Wheelock College (MA) $39,360   Boston College (MA) $52,039

* Public college. Residents of that state pay the in-state tuition rate.

+ New England Regional Program tuition discount for out-of-state students.
If you are admitted from another New England state into a University of Maine Farmington program major that is not offered by the public institutions in your home state, you may be eligible for reduced tuition. Through the New England Regional Program, students from other New England states and Canada can apply for certain academic programs at UMF and pay reduced tuition. The academic programs that qualify for this vary by state.

The data above is from U.S.News & World Report’s 2010"America’s Best Colleges" guide, The College Board, or provided by the institutions, themselves.