UNE Facts

The University of New England, an environmentally friendly, non-profit institution:

• Total 12-month student enrollment at the University of New England for the 2010-2011 Academic Year was 7,330, which includes all degree and non-degree seeking, full-time and part-time, and online students.
  
  That includes 4,237 undergraduate students; 2,218 graduate students; and 875 professional students in D.O., Pharm.D., and D.P.T. programs.
  

• U.S. News & World Report  has recognized UNE as one of the “Best Universities” in the North that offer “a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs."  Additionally, the College of Osteopathic Medicine is recognized for its educational excellence in primary care and geriatric medicine.

• UNE educates more Maine students in the health professions than any other institution in the state.

• More than one of every 5 students is first generation college student.

• The University of New England includes Maine's only:

  • Master of science-physician assistant program.

  • Master of science-nurse anesthesia program

  • Post-baccalaureate certificate program in gerontology and addictions counseling.

• UNE's College of Osteopathic Medicine:
  

  • More than 60% of its graduates practice in primary care disciplines (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics & Gynecology).

  • State of Maine:  10% of practicing physicians are UNECOM graduates, comprising 15% of Maine’s primary care physician workforce.

  • 25% of UNECOM graduates practicing in Maine serve in rural areas.

  • New England:  17% of UNECOM graduates are practicing in medically underserved areas. 

• UNE is one of the largest 100 businesses in Maine, with an operating budget of more than $127 million a year and a quarter century of continuous growth.

• The University of New England in November 2010 employed 977 full-time faculty and staff at its Portland and Biddeford campuses and at University Health Care with and additional 71 temporary employees. It pays nearly $70 million in salary and benefits.
  

• Collectively, UNE’s direct sales impact  on the Maine economy amounts to $180 million.  These sales support some 1,490 Maine jobs and provide income of  $76 million to the Maine households who hold these jobs.
  

• UNE’s total sales impact on Maine’s economy amounts to nearly $341 million, supports nearly 2,620 jobs that provide over $127 million in income to Maine households, and generate over $15.4 million in annual revenue for Maine state and local governments.

• According to lists published in Mainebiz magazine in 2008, the University of New England is the 5th largest college/university in Maine (based on 2007 undergrad enrollment only) and  the 14th largest nonprofit organization in Maine (based on 2006 data).

• The University brings in more than half of its revenues from out of state and from the federal government. UNE’s students from outside of the state contribute about $20 million annually in consumer spending, beyond tuition, board and fees.

• The University has preserved 190 acres of university land, including 38 vernal pools, with conservation easements in perpetuity. This conserved area continues to serve as a natural laboratory for UNE researchers and science and environmental studies classes, as well as benefitting the community as a whole.

• The University Campus entices more than 22,200 visitors to its campuses each year.

• UNE students, faculty and staff contribute thousands of hours of community service each year through the volunteer work and service learning.

• About 40 medical students each year volunteer hundreds of hours at the Biddeford Free Clinic.

• The University contributes to the intellectual and cultural life of the community through dozens of events and programs each year open to the community.

• The University of New England's University Health Care has five medical clinics in Southern Maine located in Portland, Saco and Biddeford. These clinics serve thousands of patients each year.

• The Dental Hygiene Clinic, a learning laboratory for students in the Dental Hygiene Program at the Westbrook College Campus in Portland, provides low-cost oral health services to more than 5,000 Portland-area residents each year.

• It is estimated that in FY 2008, UNE students volunteered approximatedly 10,000 hours of community service to more than 150 community agencies, organizations and many schools in a multitude of school districts. Many of these hours were  part of the University's senior-year Core Curriculum Citizenship Seminar requirement.

• UNE is one of 24 members of the Maine Marine Research Coalition (MMRC), formed to strengthen Maine's capacity to conduct cutting-edge marine research, increase collaboration and interaction among marine-based research institutions throughout the state, and increase the visibility of marine-related industries state wide.

• The Division on Aging also has received a major federal grant to establish a state-wide Maine Geriatric Education Center that will focus on medically underserved minorities.

• The $8 million Marine Science and Research Center is the only facility of its kind on any university campus, giving researchers a unique opportunity to create important new knowledge in marine science, the environment and human health. This facility truly provides a window to the sea.

• The University receives grants from a number of prestigious national sources including NASA, National Science Foundation, US Department of Health and Human Services,  the National Institutes of Health, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. One of UNE's capital campaigns received $750,000 in a challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation, one of the most prestigious charitable foundations in the nation with some of the most rigorous standards in the nation.

• The Maine Women Writers Collection, Abplanalp Library, Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England, is a pre-eminent special collection of published and non-published literary, cultural and social history sources, by and about women authors, either native or residents of Maine. The Maine Women Writers Collection was dedicated as a national Literary Landmark on June 20, 1998, by the Friends of Libraries USA.

• The University of New England has the only accredited nursing program in the nation with an international branch campus though its association with Israel College. The Israel Branch Campus RN-BSN program is an international program developed to educate non-traditional students from Israel who are currently licensed and practicing registered nurses seeking baccalaureate preparation in nursing.