51Ç鱨վ in Maine, Tangier, and Online

Congratulations Class of ’25

See Commencement Highlights

You did it, Nor’easters! On May 17, the 51Ç鱨վ awarded nearly 1,300 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees during its Commencement ceremony at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Watch the highlights of this special day celebrating our students’ accomplishments.

Get to know UNE

51Ç鱨վis Maine’s largest independent university, the #1 provider of health professionals for Maine, and the Brookings Institution’s #1 Maine college for increasing career earnings. We provide life-changing, hands-on learning on two coastal Maine campuses, our study-abroad campus in Morocco, and online. 51Ç鱨վstudents graduate with career-ready skills acquired through internships, research, global adventures, and unparalleled student support. Reach out to us!

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Pre-College Experience

A Sound Investment in Education

Experts consistently praise the value and return on investment of a 51Ç鱨վdegree — we’ve been recognized by The Princeton Review, the Brookings Institution, and many others. This acclaim is reflected in student success: 95% of 51Ç鱨վundergraduates are employed or engaged in ongoing higher education within one year of graduating.

#1

in Maine for getting a job

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#1

Maine college for increasing career earnings

Brookings Institution
95%

of undergrads employed or in ongoing higher education within one year of graduating

2016-2023 51Ç鱨վgraduate surveys
Title
Best Colleges: National
Source
U.S. News & World Report
Year
2025
Title
Best Colleges
Source
The Princeton Review
Year
2025
Title
Best College
Source
Money
Year
2023

What's Your Part?

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When it comes to addressing today’s challenges, everyone has a part to play. What’s yours? Together, let’s find out.

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When it comes to addressing today’s challenges, everyone has a part to play. What’s yours? Together, let’s find out.

Beautiful Campuses

The 51Ç鱨վPortland Campus for the Health Sciences

For decades, UNE’s Portland Campus has been home to many of the University’s health professions programs including PA, PT, OT, pharmacy, nursing, dental medicine, and more. In 2025, UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will move from the Biddeford Campus into the new Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences in Portland. By bringing our health professions programs together into one interprofessional learning community, we will establish UNE’s Portland Campus for the Health Sciences as the center of health care education in Northern New England.

Learn about exciting changes on UNE’s Portland Campus for the Health Sciences

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An osteopathic medicine student uses an otoscope to perform an eye exam on another student