Colleges in Augusta Maine

County: Kennebec

Elevation: 153 feet

Land Area: 55.4 square miles

Population Density: 330 people per square mile

Population: 18,282

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.6%), Two or more races (1.3%), American Indian (1.1%), Hispanic (0.9%), Black (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): English (17.8%), French (17.8%), French Canadian (14.4%), Irish (14.2%), United States (8.2%), German (7.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (52.0 miles , pop. 64,249)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (153.7 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (318.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Hallowell, ME (1.7 miles ), Chelsea, ME (2.1 miles ), Farmingdale, ME (2.2 miles ), Manchester, ME (2.4 miles ), Randolph, ME (2.5 miles ), Gardiner, ME (2.9 miles )

Augusta Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

House age above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 81.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.20%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.60%

Colleges/Universities in Augusta:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA

Full-time enrollment: 3,172, Location: 46 UNIVERSITY DR, Public, Website: www.UMA.Maine.edu

MID-STATE COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 23, Location: 218 WATER STREET, Private, for-profit, Website: www.midstatecollege.com

MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INCORPORATED

Location: AUGUSTA STATE AIRPORT, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Augusta:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON

about 29 miles, FARMINGTON, ME, Full-time enrollment: 2,229

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE

about 52 miles, PORTLAND, ME, FT enrollment: 7,381

SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE

about 56 miles, STANDISH, ME, FT enrollment: 2,376

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

about 68 miles, BIDDEFORD, ME, FT enrollment: 2,251

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

about 73 miles, ORONO, ME, FT enrollment: 8,590

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS

about 100 miles, DURHAM, NH, FT enrollment: 12,586

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE

about 102 miles, PLYMOUTH, NH, FT enrollment: 3,542