U of Maine Offers Deep Discounts to Out-of-Staters

December 14, 2015
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People in Northeastern states outside of Maine have been noticing billboards that say, "Go to UMaine for Same Cost as"the state flagship of their state. The billboards are part of a plan in which the University of Maine, that state's flagship, is making a big push for out-of-state students. While many flagships are engaged in such strategies to get the higher out-of-state tuition rates, Maine is eliminating the price differential. Maine will match in-state flagship tuition rates for qualifying students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont for those who have a 3.0 high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and at least a combined reading/math SAT score of 1050 or an ACT composite of at least 22.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/12/14/u-maine-offers-deep-discounts-out-staters