ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine is welcoming the largest incoming class in its history this fall.
The Orono university’s new class will have 2,300 students. The fall semester for the class of 2020 starts on Monday.
The university says the incoming class is 56 percent Maine residents and the rest are from elsewhere. The school says the number of in-state students is comparable to last year, and the number of out-of-state students has been growing.
The University of Maine is also seeing an increase in students attending masters and doctoral programs. Masters students are up 20 percent and doctoral students are up 4 percent.
The school says its total enrollment will be more than 11,000, with more out-of-state students than ever. They will make up 30 percent.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less