The University of Maine (also referred to as UMaine or Maine) is a public research university in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is the only institution in Maine ranked as a national university in the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings. U.S. News categorizes UMaine as an institution that offers “a full range of undergraduate majors, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The University of Maine is also home to the Maine Business School, the largest business school in the state, and In 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranked the Maine Business School among the nation’s best business colleges.