Maine Maritime Academy is a public institution that was founded in 1941. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 979, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 30 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Maine Maritime Academy's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges North, #5. Its in-state tuition and fees are $13,792; out-of-state tuition and fees are $27,820.Located in the village of Castine, Maine, the Maine Maritime Academy overlooks the Castine Harbor. Students admitted to the academy can choose to enroll in either independent or regimental programs. Students who enroll in a regimental program are considered midshipmen and train on the ship State of Maine. Students who enroll in other programs follow a schedule and lifestyle similar to students at other colleges. After graduation, students are not obligated to go to sea or into the military, and only about 5 percent of graduating students take a commission in the military. Student activities and athletics are very popular at Maine Maritime Academy, and more than 80 percent of the student body participates in an activity. Known as the Mariners, the academy's sports teams compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, North Atlantic Conference and New England Football Conference in the NCAA Division III.More than 50 percent of the student body at Maine Maritime Academy participates in the Regiment of Midshipmen. Some students, based on their majors, are required to complete academy training cruises, which involve spending 60 days working on the academy's training ship. The training cruises visit a minimum of four ports per cruise, with three days spent at each port. Each student who enters the academy is required to own a laptop and printer.
Acceptance Rate：46% Average GPA：3.3 SAT：1000-1180 ACT：21-27 Application Deadline：March 1 School Website：http://www.mainemaritime.edu School Nature：Public, Coed Year Founded：1941 School Type：regional-colleges-north Total Enrollment：997 Tuition and Fees：$27,820 (2019-20) In-state Tuition：$13,792 (2019-20) Room and board：$10,516 (2019-20) Academic Calendar：Semester Setting：Rural Religious Affiliation：None Endowment：$24.9 million +
