Maine’s university system gets budget boost from out of state - NOEL K. GALLAGHER, Portland Press Herald

There will be fewer first-time and transfer students in the University of Maine System this fall, but more of them are coming from outside the state and paying higher tuition – good news for the cash-strapped system. Commitments from out-of-state students, who pay nearly three times the in-state tuition, are up 12 percent systemwide over the same period last year, according to the latest fall enrollment report issued Aug. 10. A total of 1,511 new out-of-state students will attend the system’s seven campuses, up 162 over last year. “Maine is doing great on out-of-state numbers,” said Rosa Redonnett, chief student affairs officer for the system. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/08/18/maines-university-system-gets-out-of-state-budget-help/