Park for free with validation
To park for free when visiting our Portland and Gorham campuses, all admissions guests must use our parking validation code. We’ll email the code to event registrants. If you need the code, please contact us.
Portland campus
Our McGoldrick Center for Career and Student Success and Portland Commons residence hall are brand-new additions to our bustling Portland, Maine campus.
Gorham campus
Our first-year student residence halls and NCAA Division III athletics facilities are located in Gorham, Maine, a charming New England village just 11 miles west of Portland.
- Art
- Cyber Security
- Engineering
- Environmental Planning and Policy
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Science
- Geography-Anthropology
- Information Technology (IT)
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Music
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Special Education
- Teacher Education
- Theater
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Undecided/unknown
All Gorham campus tours depart from the Admissions Welcome Center, located on the first floor of Bailey Hall (room 100A). Our new student center is located on our Portland campus but will be discussed on this tour.
What to expect on your tour
- Our walking campus tours last approximately one hour.
- Dress appropriately for New England weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
- Please leave pets at home. Only service animals are allowed on campus.
- Review our parking validation process before you arrive on campus.
- You and your guest(s) will be part of a tour group that will not exceed 20 people.
- Restrooms and water bottle refill stations are available and accessible.
- Questions or concerns? Contact us.
In the event of inclement weather, the University may close. Scheduled events and tours may be canceled as a result. Find out more.
Parking is available near the water tower, off Water Tower Road. We will validate your parking session.
Lewiston campus
Our Lewiston-Auburn campus healthcare corridor is a collaboration with faculty from the University of Maine Augusta (UMA) and the University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI).
This innovative partnership expands our range of healthcare-focused academic programs to provide an extensive selection of related professions.
Register for an info session or a 1-on-1 video chat, and we'll send you a webinar or meeting link 24 hours before your event.
All our online events are hosted via Zoom. Connect via PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android device using the link or meeting ID and passcode we'll send you the day before your event.
Or, use a phone to tap or dial one of the U.S. numbers listed below. For higher quality, choose a number based on your current location
Start a parking session with our promo code
To park for free on our Portland and Gorham campuses, you need to start a paid parking session and enter the promo code we give you. If you don’t start a parking session or don’t use the promo code, our system will charge you for parking on campus. You can add the promo code to an already active parking session if needed.
When you register for an event, we’ll email you the promo code the day before the event. If you didn’t receive an email or text message with the code or are visiting on your own, call us at 207-780-5670 or email admitusm@maine.edu to get it.
There are three ways to start a parking session and enter the promo code:
Your paid or validated parking session doesn鈥檛 carry over to another USM campus.
If you visit both our Portland and Gorham campuses in one day, you will need to start a new paid or validated parking session for each campus.
For example: If you tour our Gorham campus in the morning and then our Portland campus after lunch, you鈥檒l need to start a new paid or validated parking session for each campus tour. (Or vice versa.)
Do you have questions, need accommodations, or want to cancel your registration?
In the event of inclement weather, the University may close. Scheduled events and tours may be canceled as a result. Find out more.