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Choose from nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate options. Mix majors, minors, and certificates to design a personalized program, or find online programs that let you earn a USM degree from anywhere.
Featured programs
For undergraduate students with 75+ college credits
Undergraduate and graduate programs
Undergraduate programs and accelerated pathway
Four campuses
Our multicampus experience emphasizes exploration and flexibility.
Many of our students study, live, work, or play on more than one campus.
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Portland
Our urban home for research labs, STEM programs, and more.
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Gorham
Our residential campus and vibrant hub for student life.
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Lewiston
Home to undergraduate and graduate healthcare education.
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Online
Any-time, any-place access to academic programs.
Happening on campus
![Ryan Adams and one of our art students working on the Arabic Market mural.](https://usm.maine.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/infoWide_RyanAdams_WestbrookMural.png)
From bare brick to mural magic
Artist-in-residence Ryan Adams painted a new mural on an exterior wall of the Arabic Market in Westbrook with the help of our art students. The mural took a month to complete and celebrates two local women’s community contributions. It joins several other murals Ryan has painted in the Portland area.
Events
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Direct admission for MCCS students
We now offer direct admission for eligible Maine Community College System (MCCS) students! This is just one way we make earning your bachelor's degree less stressful.