Quick Facts

Colby College Profile
Type of college private, independent, four-year, liberal arts
Degree granted bachelor of arts
Majors and minors 54 majors, 31 minors, independent major options
Academic calendar
4 - 1 - 4 (includes Jan Plan)
Student body 1,815 (53% women - 47% men)
Geography 46 states and 76 countries represented
Faculty 172 full time and 41 part time
Faculty/student ratio 1:10
Median class size 16
Percent of class sections with fewer than 10 students 24%
Housing More than 95% of students live on campus
Colby graduates ultimately earning a graduate degree 75%
Percent first-year students
receiving grant aid
38%
Average first-year grant aid
$39,850

 
Class of 2015 - Admitted Student Profile
5,175 total first-year applications received
1,523
number of applicants accepted (843 female, 680 male)
29 percent of applicants accepted
46 states and territories represented
62 percent from outside of New England
71
countries represented
16 percent international students
22 percent African-American, Latino/Latina,
Asian-American and Native American students
55
percent public high school grads
700/700/710 median SAT critical reading/math/writing
31 median ACT composite
60 percent reporting top 5% rank in class