Colby College, one of the country’s oldest independent liberal arts colleges, is a small, private college located in Waterville, Maine. Colby is a national leader in research and project-based undergraduate learning and has won awards for campus internationalization and environmental studies and stewardship. Colby’s focus on diversity and internationalization is renown; 70 percent of Colby students study abroad and 66 countries are represented on campus. Colby’s Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights supports international Oak Scholars, promotes interaction among international and American students on campus and brings a human rights practitioner to Colby for one semester every year. 

 

degree-seeking undergraduates          1,838
% male/female                                          46/54
% African-American                                          3
% American Indian or Alaska Native           <1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                             8
% Hispanic                                                         3
% White                                                             57
% International                                                11
% Pell grant recipients                                     8
First-generation and minority alumni Ms. Hannah Beech ’95 Journalist for Times Magazine; Dr. Norman Fernandez Navarro ’88 Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Rev. Richard L. Freeman ’82 Pastor of Ocean View Baptist Church; Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant ’69, Specialized Dermatologist; Dr. Don Roland Heacock ’49, Doctor of Child Psychiatry

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                               164
full-time minority faculty                  17
student-faculty ratio                     10:1
average class size                          16
% first-year retention rate               96
% graduation rate (6 years)           90
Popular majors Biology, English, Government

 

% live on campus (% freshmen)        94 (100)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations Anime Club, Asian-American Student Association, Asian Cultural Society, Bulgarian Club, Colby Taiko, Desi/South Asian Club, Filipino Club, Four Winds (Native American group), International Club, Irish Club, Project Ally, Society Organized Against Racism, Student Organization for Black and Hispanic Unity, The Bridge, Women’s Group

Athletics NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference  More on Athletics... 

 

  

# of applicants                                        4,520
% accepted                                                   34
# of first-year students enrolled              480
SAT Critical Reading range             630-720
SAT Math range                                  640-720
SAT Writing                                                   n/a
ACT range                                                28-31
average HS GPA                                          n/a

 

 

 

 

 

Deadlines
early decision I                                         11/15

early decision II                                             1/1

regular decision                                           1/1
online application fee                                   $0
fee waiver for applicants

   with financial need                                   yes

COST & AID
tuition (including room & board)                       $50,320
total need-based institutional
   scholarships/grants                                 $24,784,000
% of students apply for
  need-based aid                                                            66
% of students receive aid                                             65
% receiving need-based scholarship
  or grant aid                                                                    40
% receiving aid whose need was
  fully met                                                                       100
average aid package                                          $35,810
avg. student loan debt

upon graduation                                                  $17,000