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 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online after January 1. Colby's Federal FAFSA code number is 002039.
Colby also requires the College Board's 2012-2013 CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE Application which is also available online. Colby's CSS code number is 3280.
Early Decision Candidates Only: Please submit parents' and students' most recent 2011 pay-stubs when possible.
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 2011 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 2016
(PDF: 82k / 2 Pages)
