University of Maine

Also known as University of Maine at Orono, umaine.edu

public research university in Orono, Maine, USA

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Former names: Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1865–1897) University of Maine (1897–1971) University of Maine at Orono (1971–1986) University of Maine (1986-present)
Motto: On seal: Dirigo ( Latin )
Motto in english: I direct
Type: Public land-grant research university
Established: 1865 ; 161 years ago ( 1865 )
Parent institution: University of Maine System
Accreditation: NECHE
Academic affiliations: UArctic Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment: $442.2 million (2025)
Chancellor: Dannel Malloy
President: Joan Ferrini-Mundy
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The University of Maine (UMaine) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine, United States. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. The University of Maine offers over 90 undergraduate major programs organized in five colleges: the College of Education and Human Development; the College of Engineering; the Honors College; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. UMaine also is home to the Honors College, one of the nation's oldest honors programs.

With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, UMaine is the state's largest college or university. The University of Maine's athletic teams, nicknamed the Black Bears, are Maine's only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics program. Maine's men's ice hockey team has won two national championships (in 1993 and 1999), as well as appearing in 11 Frozen Fours.