UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE
INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE
* One of seven campuses in Maine's public university system, the
University of Southern Maine is the second-largest institution
of higher education in the state.
* Created in 1970 by the merger of two state supported institutions under
the name University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, and renamed the
University of Southern Maine in 1978. Gorham State Teachers College
(1945) was founded as Western Maine Normal School in 1878, while the
University of Maine at Portland (1957) was founded as Portland Junior
College in 1933.
* USM has two campuses, one in the city of Portland (population 64,300)
and the other in the rural town of Gorham (population 11,856), as well
as a major off-campus location in Lewiston-Auburn.
* USM employs 1,245 people: 336 Faculty, 446 Professional staff,
and 463 Classified employees.
* Of the 332 full-time instructional faculty, 69.6% are tenured, 37.1%
* USM's 1997 fall enrollment of 10,230 accounted for 34.1% of all enrollees
in the University of Maine System.
* USM also offers summer session: in summer 1997, 7,052 students chose from
564 courses
* During 1996-97, 96,799 persons participated in 2,714 public service activities.
* The E & G Operating Budget for 1997-98 was $62,357,784. *
* The University of Southern Maine is accredited by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges.
* As of 11/30/97
STUDENT PROFILE
* Enrollment in fall 1997 was 10,230, including 8,217 undergraduates
and 2,013 graduate/law students.
* There are 4,698 full-time students (45.9%) and 5,532 part-time
students (54.1%) comprising a total of 6,234 full-time equivalent
(FTE) students.
* Maine residents comprise 93.8% of the total enrollment, with 79.6%
of these coming from Cumberland, York, and Androscoggin counties.
* Women constitute the majority -- accounting for 61.3% of the total
enrollment.
* The average age of all students is 29.5 years.
* 80.8% of all enrollees are degree candidates.
* There were 1,666 new students entering USM in the 1997 fall semester,
of which 912 were freshmen and 754 were transfer students.
* Students living in dormitories number 1,211 or 11.8% of the total
student population. There are 955 living on the Gorham campus
and 257 living in Portland.
* In 1997-98, 6,675 students were awarded financial aid; the average
aid amount was $5,032.
* Degrees conferred during 1995-96 totaled 1,260:
91 law
260 masters
826 baccalaureate
76 associate
* The University of Southern Maine has 26,691 active alumni in all
fifty states and numerous foreign countries, which are led by
Canada with 73, Japan, 11, Britian and Germany with 6
each, and France with 4.
PROFILE
* The University of Maine System is a state-wide, seven campus,
public University chartered by the 104th Legislature "to develop,
maintain, and support a cohesive structure of public higher
education in the State of Maine."
* The Board of Trustees, in consultation with the Chancellor, is the
governing and planning body of the University of Maine System and
has statutory responsibility for preparation and approval of the
operating and capital budgets of the University of Maine System.
In accordance with the Laws of the State of Maine, the Board of
Trustees of the University of Maine System consists of sixteen
members. Fourteen members are appointed by the Governor for
five-year terms, and a student member is appointed for a two-year
term. This is subject to review by the Joint Standing Committee on
Education and confirmation by the Legislature. The Commissioner of
Education serves as a voting member ex-officio.
* The Trustees appoint a Chancellor to act as chief administrative
and academic officer of the System and, on the nomination of the
Chancellor, appoint campus Presidents to lead each campus.
* The University of Maine System, created by statute in 1968, is tax
exempt under Section 501 (C)(3) of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code
and encompasses the State's seven public universities: the
University of Maine in Orono, Maine's Land Grant and Sea Grant
institution; the University of Southern Maine, a comprehensive
urban university; four baccalaureate institutions -- the
University of Maine at Farmington, the University of Maine at Fort
Kent, the University of Maine at Machias, and the University of
Maine at Presque Isle; and a community college, the University of
Maine at Augusta.
* The University of Maine System occupies almost 1,300 acres of
developed land with its facilities providing almost 7.6 million
square feet of space; the replacement value of land and facilities
is $1,172,180,148. The University has 40 dormitories with a
capacity of 6,486 students.
* The fall 1997 enrollment was 30,018 with:
16,536 full-time and 13,482 part-time students
26,137 undergraduate and 3,881 graduate students
26,884 in-state and 3,174 out-of-state students
18,390 women and 11,628 men
* There were 4,585 degrees awarded by the University of Maine
System in 1996/97: 577 Associate; 3,084 Baccalaureate; 732
Masters; 60 Doctoral;44 Certificates of Advanced Study; and 91
Jurisprudence degrees.
* The University of Maine System employs 3,984 regular employees:
1,225 Faculty; 1,227 Professional and Administrative staff; and
1,532Classified employees.
* The E & G Operating Budget for 1997/98 is $242,265,425.
* The average cost for a Maine student to attend the University is
$11,092 including tuition, room and board, books, and personal
expenses. The additional cost to the University is $7,316 per
undergraduate student funded chiefly by the state appropriation.
* The University of Maine System is accredited, at its various
campuses, by national, regional, and state agencies to provide
academic program offerings in arts and sciences, education,
agriculture, life sciences, engineering, forestry, legal
education, and business.
(Source: Office of Finance and Treasurer, University of Maine System)
(Empoyee figures provided by Human Resources)
