University of New England

What it reported doing in 2024

COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: The College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to the improvement of life through the education of Osteopathic physicians, research and service. The nationally recognized College emphasizes health, healing and primary care for the people of New England and the nation. The College is the only medical school in Maine and the only osteopathic medical school in New England. The College is housed on the Portland campus, an historic site in suburban Portland, Maine. WESTBROOK COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS: The Westbrook College of Health Professions offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduate programs include dental hygiene, nursing, applied exercise science, nutrition, public health, social work, pre-pharmacy and athletic training. Graduate programs include athletic training, nurse anesthesia, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant and physical therapy. The College offers three doctorates in physical therapy, nurse anesthesia and pharmacy. The Doctorate of pharmacy has its own school (School of Pharmacy). The College has state-of-the-art educational facilities and has pioneered the model of inter-professional education, which is housed on the Portland campus, in suburban Portland, Maine. COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES - UNE ONLINE: The College partners with the University's other five colleges to provide programmatic, financial and logistical support to students enrolled in online programs, while ensuring excellence in professional and graduate education and consistency in maintaining the highest academic standards. GLOBAL EDUCATION: The Global Education program develops and promotes global education and research opportunities. Students can study abroad via partnerships in Spain, France and Iceland or on our campus in Morocco. In 2014, the University opened its campus in Tangier, Morocco. The program enables students to choose from courses in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, business and the arts including lab science courses. Students gain a global perspective without experiencing any delay in the curriculum required for their major. RESEARCH: The University receives grants from a number of prestigious national sources including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The University has several research centers, including the Centers for Excellence focusing in Aging and Health, Collaborative Education, Public Health, Neurosciences, Digital Health, Marine Sciences, Study Pain and Sensory Function, and North Atlantic Studies.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.2%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited
• Public monitoring controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
• Public policy transparency: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
• Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
• Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
• Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
• Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 14.1%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Operating reserve ratio: 3.06; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings