Known for high-quality liberal arts education, the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) offers small classes, hands-on learning and a highly personalized approach to teaching at its campus in Maine’s St. John Valley.
Visit the UMFK website at www.umfk.maine.edu
Academics
UMFK offers a wide variety of quality liberal arts programs in these four areas: Arts and Humanities, Education, Natural and Behavioral Sciences and Nursing. Thanks to its location and the area’s French-speaking Acadian and Quebecois history, UMFK is a center for the study of Acadian and Franco-American culture and heritage.
Activities & Athletics
Students at UMFK have myriad opportunities to enjoy and participate in the arts, theater and music, as well unmatched outdoor recreational choices in a spectacular, four-season setting. Small but fiercely competitive, UMFK competes in Division II of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the Sunrise
Conference.
UMFK at a glance
• Multicultural campus in a beautiful, northern Maine setting
• 16 baccalaureate and 5 associate degree programs
• 1,339 students enrolled
• 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio
• A warm and welcoming bi-lingual (English-French) community.
• Year-round access to the Maine Winter Sports Center, a world-class biathlon competition and training facility
• Plenty of skiing, fishing, biking, golfing, hiking and snowmobiling—on one of the largest snowmobile trail networks in the country
• Access to the UMFK Wilderness Camp on the Allagash and numerous woodlots
