University of Maine is a public institution that was started in 1865. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 9,430, its environment is rural, and the campus size is 660 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $11,738; out-of-state tuition/fees are $32,528
situated on the banks of the Stillwater River in the town of Orono, the University of Maine campus is about 60 miles from the Atlantic coast and approximately 100 miles from the Canadian border. At the University of Maine, learners can choose from nearly 90 undergraduate majors and more than 70 master’s degree programs, including business, law, engineering and education. Outside the classroom, University of Maine learners participate in many annual events. When freshmen move into the dorms before fall semester, faculty and staff volunteers greet the new learners, help them move in and direct traffic as part of the Maine Hello program. Each spring, classes are canceled for Maine Day, when the university community hosts a parade, and then everyone helps clean the campus.

The university, often called UMaine, also has more than 200 student organizations and about 25 fraternities and sororities for learners to join. Student athletes at UMaine can get involved at the intramural, club and varsity levels. The UMaine Black Bears intercollegiate sports teams participate in various conferences of the NCAA Division I and are best known for hockey. Notable UMaine alumni include bestselling horror author Stephen King, who wrote “Carrie” and “The Green Mile.”