Visit
UMaine has proudly welcomed learners for more than 160 years. Join us to see how tradition and innovation live side by side in our community.
Explore historic brick buildings housing state-of-the-art academic and research facilities, meet our faculty, and hear from UMaine students who have found a home among the pines.
Our admissions counselors are ready to guide you through the application process and answer your questions about student life and campus services.
Primary Visit Events
See Everything UMaine Has To Offer!
Mark your calendars, Black Bears! Accepted Student Days are exclusively available to future UMaine students who have been accepted to the university. You’ll spend time with other incoming students, meet faculty, hear from residence life, attend a mock class hosted by your academic college, and learn more about life at UMaine.
Additional Opportunities For Incoming Students
Major-Specific Visit Opportunities
It’s never too soon to find your place in the Black Bear community, and our Enhanced Visits are the perfect way to learn more about your major. These department-hosted events let you explore your academic interests in more depth and connect directly with the programs that matter to you.
Open House
The best way to experience life at UMaine is at an Open House event, which includes campus and academic department tours, lunch in a dining hall, and a chance to join current students to cheer on the Black Bears at a football or hockey game.
Accepted Student Days
Mark your calendars, Black Bears! Exclusively available to future UMaine students who have been accepted to the university. You’ll spend time with other incoming students, meet faculty, hear from residence life, attend a mock class hosted by your academic college, and learn more about life at UMaine.
Accepted Student Days
Mark your calendars, Black Bears! Exclusively available to future UMaine students who have been accepted to the university. You’ll spend time with other incoming students, meet faculty, hear from residence life, attend a mock class hosted by your academic college, and learn more about life at UMaine.
New Student Orientation
Orientation is the best way to kickstart life at UMaine. This overnight experience is jam-packed, you’ll make new friends, connect with fellow incoming students, get to know your academic department, build your class schedule, and learn about resources available to you on campus.
Our Location
UMaine is located on Marsh Island between the Stillwater and Penobscot rivers in Orono, and is approximately 5 miles from Bangor. Maine is home to some of the country’s most spectacular destinations, including Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and Mount Katahdin.
To truly understand life at UMaine, we recommend staying an extra day or two to explore the natural wonders and boundless playground that surrounds our campus.
