Apply Online:
Common Application Online
(Opens new windows for Web-enabled forms.)
Applicants who have applied to Colby previously should submit:
Colby's Application Reactivation Form
The Common Application downloads page
Colby's Common Application Supplement (Required with Common Application, PDF: 53k / 1 Page)
Colby's Optional Update Form (PDF: 29k / 1 Page)
Applicants who would like a paper version of the Common Application sent to them in the mail may submit:
Hard Copy Application Request Form
Instructions for Financial Aid Applicants (PDF: 89k / 2 Pages)
Financial aid applicants (U.S. only) may find the 2011-2012 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online after January 1. Colby's Federal FAFSA code number is 002039.
Colby also requests the College Board's 2011-2012 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 College Board Business and Farm Supplement is required if parents are self-employed, own rental property or a farm. (PDF: 76k / 2 Pages)
The Parent Non-Tax Filer's Statement and/or Student Non-Tax Filer's Statement should be completed if you are not required to file a 2010 U.S. federal tax return. Please note that Colby does not participate in the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) and that non-filer's statements should be returned to Colby. (PDF: 60k / 1 Page)
The Federal Student Aid Verification Worksheet should be completed only if requested by Colby's Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. (PDF: 140k / 1 Page)
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 2015
(PDF: 82k / 2 Pages)
