The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, UMaine is the state's largest college or university. The University of Maine's athletic teams, nicknamed the Black Bears, are Maine's only Division I athletics program. Maine's men's ice hockey team has won two national championships.
About University of Maine
Flagship university of the University of Maine system that was founded as a function of the Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
Achievement of University of Maine
It became one of nine universities in the nation to be a land, sea and space grant institution.
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Latest information about University of Maine updated on July 28 2021.
