University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) vs SUNY Cobleskill

When it comes to higher education, University of Maine at Farmington and SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill stand out as two distinct institutions with unique offerings. With an acceptance rate of 88%, UMF is slightly more selective than SUNY Cobleskill, which boasts a 100% acceptance rate. UMF's student body is predominantly female (62%), while SUNY Cobleskill's is more evenly distributed (49% female, 51% male). Both institutions offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at UMF including Psychology, Business Administration, and Elementary Education, while SUNY Cobleskill excels in Agricultural Sciences, Business Administration, and Veterinary Technology. While UMF has a higher graduation rate (58%) compared to SUNY Cobleskill's 48%, both institutions provide ample opportunities for students to succeed academically and professionally. Explore our comprehensive comparison table to delve deeper into the distinctions between these two esteemed institutions and make an

	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	University of Maine at Farmington
Overview
Location	Cobleskill, New York	Farmington, Maine
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	60.0%	66.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	81.0%	96.7%
Application fees	$50	$60
SAT range	970 - 1170	N/A
ACT range	17 - 20	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	15.0%
Students submitting ACT score	1.0%
Total number of applicants	2,064	1,569
Total number of admissions given out	1,672	1,517
Admitted students who chose to enroll	459	345
Yield rate	27.5%	22.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,804 Out of state: $36,714	In state: $23,872 Out of state: $35,062
Average net price	$15,944	$14,386
Tuition	In state: $7,070 Out of state: $16,980	In state: $8,640 Out of state: $19,830
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,520 Meal plan: $5,540	Room/dormitory: $5,356 Meal plan: $4,980
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	87.0% Average amount $9,446	97.0% Average amount $8,889
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $4,932	66.0% Average amount $5,154
Students taking out private loans	9.0% Average amount $12,510	13.0% Average amount $8,516

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,820 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%	1,580 Men 32.4% Women 67.6%
Graduate students	N/A	298 Men 13.1% Women 86.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	7.6%	N/A
International students	1.2%	0.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	1,480	824
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York Mississippi Connecticut New Jersey Rhode Island	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Agriculture Business Natural Resources and Conservation Health Professions Computer and Information Science	Education Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences English Language and Literature
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	45.0%	55.5%
Dropout rate	23.8%	18.8%
Transferred out	30.9%	25.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,713 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $59,382 Agricultural Engineering (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,517 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $55,492 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,830 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $44,884 Animal Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,472 Year 2: $29,866 Year 3: $35,969 Culinary Arts and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,830 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $34,774 Animal Sciences (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,907 Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: $29,296 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,243 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $28,929 Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,267 Year 3: $24,804 Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,738 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Plant Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,927 Year 2: $26,715 Year 3: N/A	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,046 Year 2: $32,882 Year 3: $35,256 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,201 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $30,614 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,098 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,672 Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,397 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,998 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: N/A Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,057 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,770 Year 2: $30,047 Year 3: N/A Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,715 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A

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