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Beal University

Bangor, Maine Private for-profit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Bangor, Maine, Beal University is a private for-profit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 504, made up of 487 undergraduates and 17 graduate students.

Beal University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, and Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician. It awarded 188 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 25% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
504
Students enrolled
25%
First-year retention
188
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 17

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 7
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Science Technologies 1
Precision Production 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Psychology 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
14
Associate degrees
132
Master's degrees
7
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
504
Undergraduates, fall 2024
487
Graduate students, fall 2024
17
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
764
Undergraduates, 2024-25
744
Graduate students, 2024-25
20
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
77%
Men
23%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
56%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Sheryl DeWalt
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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