Showing Maine college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Maine are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 83
Average overall score of 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites
7th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score
12 of 13
Maine public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Maine overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 12 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maine average
- All education average
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| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 3 |
| 80 to 89 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
Maine by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maine: 12 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 25% (3) | 67% (8) | 8% (1) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
Maine average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- Maine
- All education
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| Indicator | Maine average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 85 | 91 |
| Botability | 93 | 89 |
| Security | 83 | 85 |
| Usability | 70 | 68 |
| Readability | 55 | 56 |
Top 3 Maine public college sites by overall score
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 10
University of Maine at Presque Isle
A 91 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 10
University of Southern Maine
A 91 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in Maine · U.S. education rank 11
University of Maine
A 90 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
Most common failures by indicator
The check Maine public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 67% (8 of 12 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures.
- 42% (5 of 12 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 100% (12 of 12 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures.
- 75% (9 of 12 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 42% (5 of 12 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.
Maine public 4-year institutions by overall score
7 sites, 6 fully scanned, average overall score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
umpi.edu
University of Maine at Presque Isle U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 1 |
usm.maine.edu
University of Southern Maine U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 2 |
umaine.edu
University of Maine U.S. rank 11 |
|
A |
| 3 |
maine.edu
University of Maine-System Central Office U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 4 |
uma.edu
University of Maine at Augusta U.S. rank 21 |
|
B |
| 5 |
mainemaritime.edu
Maine Maritime Academy U.S. rank 25 |
|
C |
|
umfk.maine.edu
University of Maine at Fort Kent |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because its security certificate didn't pass validation. Status 993 | - |
Maine public 2-year institutions by overall score
6 sites, 6 fully scanned, average overall score 80 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
smccme.edu
Southern Maine Community College U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 2 |
cmcc.edu
Central Maine Community College U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 3 |
kvcc.me.edu
Kennebec Valley Community College U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 4 |
nmcc.edu
Northern Maine Community College U.S. rank 25 |
|
C |
| 5 |
wccc.me.edu
Washington County Community College U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
| 6 |
emcc.edu
Eastern Maine Community College U.S. rank 33 |
|
D |
Maine private nonprofit institutions by overall score
12 sites, 10 fully scanned, average overall score 88 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bates.edu
Bates College U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 1 |
une.edu
University of New England U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 2 |
sjcme.edu
Saint Joseph's College of Maine U.S. rank 9 |
|
A |
| 3 |
landingschool.edu
The Landing School U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 3 |
unity.edu
Unity Environmental University U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 4 |
bowdoin.edu
Bowdoin College U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 5 |
coa.edu
College of the Atlantic U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 6 |
husson.edu
Husson University U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 6 |
meca.edu
Maine College of Art & Design U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 7 |
idsva.edu
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
|
mchp.edu
Maine College of Health Professions |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
mainemedia.edu
Maine Media College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each college and university site on our higher education list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/28/2026 and 11/8/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 1 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.