University of Southern Maine Healthcare Programs

University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The location of University of Southern Maine is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Southern Maine?

Contact details for University of Southern Maine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
Phone:	207-780-4141
Website:	usm.maine.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/USouthernMaine
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/USouthernMaine

How Do I Get Into University of Southern Maine?

You can apply to University of Southern Maine online at: https://usm.maine.edu/office-of-admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for University of Southern Maine

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	3
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Southern Maine?

Since University of Southern Maine has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to University of Southern Maine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 488 and 590.

University of Southern Maine received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 29. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Southern Maine?

The overall average net price of University of Southern Maine is $28,169. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At University of Southern Maine, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,938 a year. That adds up to $27,752 over four years for those students.

University of Southern Maine Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,098 undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine, with 3,773 being full-time and 2,325 being part-time.

There are also 1,924 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,773 full-time undergraduates at University of Southern Maine, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern Maine students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	97
Black or African American	283
Hispanic or Latino	142
White	2,938
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	264

Geographic Diversity

Maine students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Maine. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at University of Southern Maine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and China.

University of Southern Maine Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	168	0	0	0	168
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	2	65	0	0	0	67
General Public Health	0	8	3	13	0	24
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	20	4	24
Nursing Education	0	0	0	23	0	23
Nursing Administration	0	0	0	17	0	17
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	14	0	14
Athletic Training	0	4	0	8	0	12
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	0	0	8	0	0	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	7	0	7
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	0	4	0	0	0	4
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	0	3	0	0	3
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Care Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical Nurse Leader	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Services Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	249	14	102	4	371

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.