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About UNE
Crisp autumn evenings. Frosty winter nights. Misty spring mornings. Balmy summer afternoons. Take a deep breath and know for sure you're in Maine.
The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in two Maine coastal cities. The University Campus is located on a beautiful site in Biddeford, Maine, where the Saco River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The Westbrook College Campus, in Portland, is designated a national historic district and is quintessential New England, with a central green surrounded by classic brick buildings.
The University has degree programs in health sciences, natural sciences, human services, management, education and the liberal arts. The University includes Maine's only medical school, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, which emphasizes the education of primary care physicians. Enrollments include 1,432 undergraduate students, 787 graduate students, and 457 medical students.
University Campus
The University Campus is composed of more than 540 acres, including more than 4,000 feet of ocean frontage. The 26 buildings of the University Campus include the Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art 80,000-square-foot science education facility, and the Marine Science Education and Research Center, which houses the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Clinic.
Westbrook College Campus
The 41-acre Westbrook College Campus offers programs for traditional undergraduate and graduate students and for working adults in the Portland area. It is the home of the College of Health Professions, a national leader in integrated, interdisciplinary health and healing education, training, research and practice. The campus is also home to the Art Gallery, the Maine Women Writers Collection, and the Dental Hygiene Clinic.
National Reputation for Excellence
U.S. News & World Report has recognized UNE as one of the best regional universities in the Northeast, has ranked the Physician Assistant Program among the top 25 in the nation, and has recognized the College of Osteopathic Medicine for educational excellence in primary care, geriatrics and rural medicine.
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