Overview

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is located in Orono, ME, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anthropology

Department of Chemistry

Department of Communication and Journalism

Department of English

Department of History

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Department of Modern Languages and Classics

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Department of Psychology

School of Computing and Information Science

School of Performing Arts

School of Policy and International Affairs

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Certificate of Graduate Studies (CGS)
Master of Engineering (ME)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Master of Music (MM)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	50
Doctoral Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

673

Applied

268

Accepted

123

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	Not reported	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

377

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.18%
Black or African American	2.65%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.12%
Asian	3.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.86%
Unknown	10.08%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (49%)

Faculty

242

Total faculty

Full-time - 200

Part-time - 42

Male (145)

Female (97)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Public opinion and electoral politics, human dimensions of climate change, fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy, synthetic organic chemistry, environmental philosophy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 168 College Ave
Orono, ME  4469
United States

Contact Dr. Emily Haddad
Dean
Email: emily.haddad@maine.edu
Phone: 207-581-1954
Fax: 207-581-1947

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