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Colleges near Alna · College Scorecard

No college in Alna, but 6 within 30 miles

The closest is University of Maine at Augusta in Augusta, 18.5 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
18.5 mi
University of Maine at Augusta
Within 30 miles
6
degree-granting colleges
Students nearby
7,124
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
2%
ME 6%

College from Alna

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Alna

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Alna.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Alna: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → University of Maine at AugustaBowdoin CollegeBates College
University of Maine at Augusta27% graduate$40k earnings$23k typical debt
Bowdoin College95% graduate$83k earnings$19k typical debt
Bates College90% graduate$69k earnings$14k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Alna’s median household income ($93K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alna. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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