Quad

Head-to-head

U. Maine at Fort Kent
Thomas

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Thomas's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at U. Maine at Fort Kent

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Maine at Fort Kent costs about $5.9K less per year on average than Thomas ($14,772 vs. $20,644, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Maine at Fort Kent grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than Thomas's ($51,077 vs. $44,991)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Maine at Fort Kent has 5 pts more first-gen students than Thomas (43% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Thomas has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. Maine at Fort Kent (18% vs. 15%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Thomas's yield is 3 pts higher than U. Maine at Fort Kent's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Thomas admits 96%, U. Maine at Fort Kent 98%; Thomas's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
U. Maine at Fort Kent98%
Thomas96%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Maine at Fort KentOpen
  • ThomasOpen
SAT middle 50%
U. Maine at Fort KentTest-blind
ThomasTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Maine at Fort KentGPA and school record required
  • ThomasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Maine at Fort Kent and Thomas are about the same size; Thomas has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Maine at Fort Kent599
Thomas647
Pell Grant share
U. Maine at Fort Kent15%
Thomas18%

Majors and faculty

Nursing Science leads at U. Maine at Fort Kent, and Business Administration and Management at Thomas.

Students per faculty member
U. Maine at Fort Kent21 to 1
Thomas20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Maine at Fort KentNursing Science78%
  • ThomasBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

U. Maine at Fort Kent costs about $5.9K less a year than Thomas on average; Thomas's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Maine at Fort Kent$14.8K
Thomas$20.6K
Aid generosity
U. Maine at Fort Kent39%
Thomas57%

What each pays off

U. Maine at Fort Kent's former students earn more, a median $51.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Maine at Fort Kent$51.1K
Thomas$45K
Graduation rate
U. Maine at Fort Kent55%
Thomas52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Maine at Fort Kent but held steady at Thomas; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Maine at Fort KentGrowing+18%
  • ThomasSteady−10%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why