Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fort Kent

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Fort Kent, MainePhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Colleges in and near Fort Kent

Fort Kent is home to University of Maine at Fort Kent

The University of Maine at Fort Kent (851 students on campus) is inside the town. About 10% of Fort Kent’s residents are enrolled in college, above Maine (6%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Kent. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
1
851 students on campus
Nearest college
2.9 mi
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Residents in college
10%
Above ME (6%)
Nearest community college
43.6 mi
Northern Maine · $4,156 tuition
Nearest public university
2.9 mi
University of Maine at Fort Kent · $9,420 in-state
Median household income
$56K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Fort Kent

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university in Fort KentThe University of Maine at Fort Kent has 851 students on campus in Fort Kent, 39% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at University of Maine at Fort KentLiving in Maine, the University of Maine at Fort Kent charges $9,420 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $14,880. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 43.6 miles awayNorthern Maine Community College in Presque Isle: tuition and fees $4,156 a year for Maine residents.Students are 10% of residentsAbove Maine (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Fort Kent

It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Fort Kent.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent
University or collegeCommunity college
University of Maine at Fort KentUniversity or college · Public · 851 on campus · In Fort Kent98%admitted$7knet price39%graduate$51kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Fort Kent’s median household income ($56,270) falls.

University of Maine at Fort KentIn Fort Kent · sticker $18,703$4,122a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Fort Kent: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of Maine at Fort Kent
University of Maine at Fort Kent39% graduate$51k earnings$20k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Majors

What students study in Fort Kent

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at University of Maine at Fort Kent, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 73%Liberal arts 9%Business 8%Interdisciplinary 3%Natural resources 2%Biology 2%Everything else 3%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing158 graduates a year
$83k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Fort Kent

Is Fort Kent a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Fort Kent residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Maine (6). The largest campus in the town, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, has 851 students on campus.

What colleges are in Fort Kent?

The University of Maine at Fort Kent is inside the town. Northern Maine Community College is 43.6 miles away in Presque Isle.

What is the closest community college to Fort Kent, and what does it cost?

Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, 43.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,156 a year for Maine residents; the federal net price, $7,181, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of Maine at Fort Kent cost if we live in Maine?

Tuition and fees are $9,420 a year in-state and $14,880 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,163 (under $30,000 income) to $11,661 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

Neighbors talk college

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fort Kent. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →