UMaine system sees another big boost in students 'from away' [View all]
The number of out-of-staters attending Maine’s universities continues to grow, easing the financial strain on a state institution that’s running low on prospective college students within its own borders.
Maine welcomed 5,727 students from outside Maine to start the fall semester, a nearly 11 percent increase from the previous fall, according to the latest enrollment figures presented at Monday’s regular University of Maine System board of trustees meeting.
Out-of-staters now account for about 20 percent of all college students in the system. Their impact is most pronounced at the flagship campus in Orono, where 44 percent of students are from another state or nation.
“Overall, we’ve seen the impact of improving enrollment on several campuses,” Rosa Redonnett, chief student affairs officer, told trustees. “A big shout-out to [the University of Southern Maine] on that.”
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