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Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, ME · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Animal Sciences, Other (30% of graduates). 36 students for every faculty member, more than at 99% of colleges. 5% of faculty are full-time. Spends $1,999 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

471 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 90% of graduates; 11 programs in 7 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Animal Sciences, Other 01.099930% 140
  2. Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 03.060129% 135
    Graduates in this field earn $39,017 4 years out
  3. Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 26.130220% 92
    Graduates in this field earn $44,652 4 years out
  4. Animal Sciences, General 01.09018.1% 38
  5. Environmental Science 03.01044.5% 21

Fastest-growing field: Agriculture, 2.6% → 38% of graduates since 2014–15 (178 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$53,934 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $41,685

    4 years after completion$53,934
    National median: $56,185Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $46,519 · Non-Pell: $49,823(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,944 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$44,652 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$44,652
    National median: $48,842Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Zoology/Animal Biology$39,302 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $30,987

    4 years after completion$39,302
    National median: $44,055Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $31,978 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 17 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$39,017 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,312

    4 years after completion$39,017
    National median: $45,338Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $30,063 · Non-Pell: $33,321(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college36 to 1
36 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 99% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty5%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$48,731

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$1,999
$1,999
← Lessmore than 1% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$3,133
$3,133
← Lessmore than 7% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)