Apply Online:
Common Application Online
(Opens new windows for Web-enabled forms.)

Pay $65 Application Fee Online
Colby accepts credit card payment of your $65 application fee online. Just click here to start the process. Note: This fee is waived for electronic applications, Maine residents, or financial hardship.

Applicants should also submit:
Colby's Online Common Application Supplement

Applicants who would like a paper version of the Common Application may submit:
Hard Copy Application Request Form

Applicants who have applied to Colby previously should submit:
Colby's Application Reactivation Form

Download Forms and Instructions
Click on the links below to download a copy of our application forms in PDF format. The PDF format is supported by both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. You will need a copy of Acrobat Reader to view files. (Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from Adobe's web site.)

Colby's Application Instructions for the Class of 2012
     (PDF: 82k / 2 Pages)

Admissions Forms for the Class of 2012
The Common Application downloads page

Colby's Common Application Supplement
     (required with Common Application, PDF: 50k / 2 Pages)

Colby's Optional Update Form   (PDF: 29k / 1 Page)

Financial Aid Forms (U.S. and Canadian)
Instructions for Financial Aid Applicants (PDF: 89k / 2 Pages)

Financial aid applicants (U.S. only) may find the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online or in high school guidance offices. Colby's Federal FAFSA code number is 002039.

Colby also requests the College Board's 2008-2009 CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE Application which is also available online. Colby's CSS code number is 3280.

While we encourage the use of the CSS Profile form, we also offer the Colby Financial Aid Application as a no cost alternative if you do not have access to the web or if the Profile fee presents a financial hardship. Please don't hesitate to email us or call 800-723-3032 to request a Colby Financial Aid Application, or if you need more information about the admissions and financial aid process.

The 2008-2009 College Board Business and Farm Supplement is required if parents are self-employed, own rental property or a farm. (PDF: 76 / 2 Pages)

International Financial Aid Forms
Instructions for Financial Aid Applicants (PDF: 68k / 2 Pages)
2008-2009 College Board International Student Financial Aid Application (PDF: 224k / 4 Pages)