College of the Atlantic

Bar Harbor, Maine Private nonprofit 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Bar Harbor, Maine, College of the Atlantic is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 358, made up of 353 undergraduates and 5 graduate students.

College of the Atlantic offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 90 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

358

Students enrolled

85%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 1

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences BachelorMaster 90 graduates

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 85%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 87
Master's degrees: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 358
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 353
Graduate students, fall 2024: 5
Full-time, fall 2024: 97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 367
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 362
Graduate students, 2024-25: 5
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: 72%
Men: 28%
White: 69%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 1%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 2%
International (U.S. nonresident): 21%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Remote rural area
Academic calendar: Trimester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
President: Sylvia Torti, PhD
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training