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University of Maine
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University of Maine

The University of Maine at Orono, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is located in Orono, Maine just outside of Bangor, one of Maine's largest cities. The school has an enrollment of over 11,000 students. The school is known as UMO or UMaine for short.

Table of contents
1 Academics
2 Transportation
3 Demographics
4 Notable alumni
5 External links

Academics

UMaine counts engineering and business among its strongest programs and is well-known for having one of the best forestry departments in the nation. The University is unique in offering a department of Socialist and Marxist studies and a minor in that field.

Transportation

The Bangor Area Transit system connects the University to Bangor and several outlying towns.

Demographics

The student body at UMaine is representative of the population in the surrounding area and is roughly 95% Caucasian, accented by a handful of minority and international students. Since many students go to UMaine because of its low tuition (approximately $6,000 a year for in-state residents), the student body is also heavily from the working and lower-middle class. Politically, the student body is moderate. Race relations between Caucasians and minority students are positive, and it is common to see students of different ethnicities interacting.

Notable alumni

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