University of New England

A Success Story

The University of New England (UNE) is a young, vibrant university located on the coast of southern Maine. Its seaside campus provides a natural stage for its environmental and marine science programs.

The University of New England has experienced a decade of unprecedented growth. Record student enrollments, expanded academic programming, cutting-edge research and over $100 million worth of construction projects are testimonials to UNE’s success. U.S. News & World Report has five times rated UNE one of the best regional universities in the Northeast.

	UNE was founded in Biddeford in 1978 by combining the academic resources of two existing institutions of higher learning, St. Francis College and the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.  In 1996, 160-year-old Westbrook College in Portland became an important part of the University of New England.
	UNE’s two campuses, the University Campus in Biddeford and the Westbrook College Campus in Portland, have a combined operating budget of over $100 million and over 650 employees.
	More than 3,300 students are currently enrolled at UNE, including over 1,800 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 graduate and medical students.
	UNE is home to Maine’s only medical school and is recognized for educational excellence in primary care, geriatric and rural medicine.  The University educates more Maine students in the health care professions than any other academic institution in the state.
	UNE’s Marine Science Education and Research Center, the only facility of its kind located on a university or college campus in the country, includes a marine animal rehabilitation facility where injured, sick and stranded seals, porpoises and sea turtles receive care until they can return to the salt waters of the Atlantic Ocean.