Press Herald reports on increased out-of-state enrollment, cites Flagship Match
The Portland Press Herald reported the number of out-of-state students enrolled in the University of Maine System is at an all-time high this fall, with 5,727 enrolled — an 11 percent increase over last year — out of 28,997 students systemwide. Out-of-state students pay higher tuition, so the rise is positive news for the system’s financial bottom line, according to the article. The flagship campus in Orono, which more than half the out-of-state students attend, saw a 12 percent increase from last fall. While all the campuses have been pushing to increase their out-of-state enrollment to increase tuition revenue, one of the biggest efforts is the Flagship Match tuition program at UMaine, which offers students from select states a tuition rate equal to what they would pay at their home state’s flagship public campus, Press Herald reported. The Associated Press also reported on the increase, citing the Press Herald story. U.S. News & World Report, New Haven Register and San Francisco Chronicle carried the AP report.