85.1% / 81.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications468
Overall admit rate68.8%
In-state admit rate85.1%
Out-of-state admit rate81.4%
Enrolled70 · 21.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist6 of 17
Very important factorsApplication essay
Important factorsGPA, Character, Class rank, Interview, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#126
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#12626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#48826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMaine colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionFebruary 1 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 15 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionDecember 1 → January 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot considered for admission, even if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://apply.coa.edu/apply/
Admissions emailinquiry@coa.edu
Admissions phone207-288-5015
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Hampshire College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Hampshire College MA · Private (nonprofit)75.3%—839
The Evergreen State College WA · Public97.5%—2K
Antioch College OH · Private (nonprofit)89.1%—121
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.