UMaine's campus is on Marsh Island, between the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers in Orono, a small town just north of Bangor. Founded in 1865 as a land-grant college, it's the state's flagship university. Its Advanced Structures and Composites Center made headlines for 3D-printing a boat and a house from wood-based materials. Forestry, marine science and engineering are the other strengths.
Orono, Maine, United States
Official website: umaine.edu
1865
Public land-grant university, Maine's flagship
Advanced Structures and Composites Center
NCAA Division I Black Bears
$30,000 – $40,000
Non-resident students, undergraduate and graduate
$13,000 – $16,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on umaine.edu before you apply.
BS Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 79
BS Forestry
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 79
MS Marine Biology
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80
MS Civil Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
24 Months
Intake
Aug, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80
MBA
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80
Record-setting 3D printing at the composites centre.
Forestry and wood science in the most heavily forested US state.
Marine research at the Darling Marine Center on the coast.
An island campus between two rivers.
Engineering graduates join shipbuilders, composites and paper firms, and consultancies in New England.
Forestry graduates work in forest management, wood products and conservation.
STEM graduates can apply for up to three years of OPT.
Undergrad
Rolling
Postgrad
Rolling
Undergrad
Rolling
Postgrad
Limited programmes
Orono is a small college town, and most students live on or near campus. Bangor, a few miles south, has the shops, an airport and a big waterfront concert venue.
Winters are long and snowy, with cross-country skiing on campus trails. Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor are about an hour and a quarter away on the coast.
Form I-20 issued by University of Maine
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
UMaine has an early action deadline in December for undergraduates, then rolling review. Graduate deadlines vary by programme, and many funded places are decided by January or February for fall.
Most programmes start in fall (late August). Many also admit in January.
International students come in on an F-1 visa. The I-20 comes from University of Maine after you confirm your place and show you can cover a year of costs; you then pay the SEVIS fee, fill in the DS-160 and book your consulate interview.
Mechanical and civil engineering, forestry, marine biology and the MBA are popular. Undergraduates need secondary school results and IELTS 6.5; graduate programmes need a relevant bachelor's degree, and some expect the GRE.
Yes. UMaine gives merit scholarships to international undergraduates, and graduate students in research programmes are often funded through assistantships.
