Founded in 1813, Colby College in Waterville, Maine, is a four-year college that grants a bachelor of arts degree.
Fifty-two majors are offered by 24 academic departments and 10 programs. The most popular majors are biology, economics, English, history, international studies, government, and mathematics. Colby follows on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with the month of January devoted to intensive study. more>>
Admission to Colby is highly competitive. Colby received 4,520 applications for the Class of 2013. Of those, 34 percent were accepted for admission. more>>
Colby fields 32 varsity teams (15 men, 16 women, and one coed), 11 club teams, six intramural leagues, and numerous special intramural competitions. Thirty percent of students participate in intercollegiate athletics in any year, and 74 percent of students play intramural or intercollegiate sports at some point in their time at Colby. Colby is a member of the New England Small College Athletics Conference (NESCAC) and competes in the NCAA Division III, with the exception of alpine and Nordic skiing, which compete in Division I. more>>
Colby's athletic center and 50 acres of outdoor playing fields, including two artificial turf fields, provide some of the finest facilities for recreational, club, and varsity athletics in the Northeast. more>>
The 2009-10 fiscal year budget is $128.6-million.
Colby's 714-acre Mayflower Hill campus is hailed as one of the most attractive campuses in the nation. It is located 20 minutes from the state capital and an hour north of Portland or south of Bangor. Most of the campus, including the 128-acre Perkins Arboretum, is a Maine Wildlife Management Area. Take a tour>>
Colby awards the bachelor of arts degree and uses the Latin abbreviation, A.B. (for Artium baccalaureus).
The market value of Colby's endowment stood at $452,990,000 as of June 30, 2009.
Colby employs 172 full-time and 61 part-time teaching faculty members. Ninety-seven percent of full-time faculty have a Ph.D. or a terminal degree in their area of study.
Colby offers financial aid to admitted students who demonstrate financial eligibility and are enrolled full time. Approximately 60 percent of the student body receives some form of financial assistance, including grants, campus employment, and outside scholarships. More than $24.7 million in grants was awarded for 2009-10 with an average aid package of $35,800. Loans are no longer assigned as part of Colby aid packages; all calculated need is now covered by grants, which don't have to be repaid. more>>
Students live in 25 residence halls that range in size from 30 to 172 people. There are no dorms exclusively for first-year students. All residence halls are coed and, except for the Alfond Senior Apartments and Dialog Housing (Green House and Music-and-Arts House), mix students from all four classes. Quiet halls and substance-free halls are offered. Colby has no fraternities or sororities. Ninety-four percent of students living in on-campus housing.
Miller Library, the Bixler Art and Music Library, and the Science Library in Olin are the collective repositories of more than 900,000 books, microfilms, sound recordings, documents, and other items. As members of several consortia, the libraries have access to a merged catalog of more than eight million items, with daily courier service.
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Lux Mentis Scientia. (Knowledge is the light of the mind.)
Founded in 1959, the Colby College Museum of Art, with more than 6,000 works and more than 28,000 square feet of exhibition space, has built one of the finest collections of American and contemporary art at any liberal arts college. The museum plays an active role as a teaching resource for the College's academic program and offers a wide range of exhibitions and public programs. more>>
More than two thirds of students study abroad during their College career. Colby runs several off-campus study programs of its own, and qualified students may earn academic credit by participating in other approved programs or internships. Colby's financial aid can be applied to approved off-campus study programs.
more>> Each summer Colby plays host to continuing medical education programs as well as a variety of professional conferences, seminars, and youth sports camps.
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