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