The University of Maine at Augusta, which is projecting a decline in overall student credit hours compared to last fall, will celebrate the start of the school year with its annual convocation Sept. 18.

The liberal arts school was also ranked 14 out of 400 in the northeast in Washington Monthly’s annual college guide.

All seven of the schools are in high demand, including the two virtual charters, and new ones may be added as the state nears its cap of 10.

Academy Hill School, Wilton

The school held its orientation for freshmen this weekend, welcoming the largest freshman class in the college’s 50-year history.

Some 247 freshman are slated to enter the school, which holds its convocation Saturday, and enrollment is the highest in its 50-year history.