International Numbers

65: Countries represented in student body

10.5: Percentage of international students

75: Countries where Colby alumni live

67: Percentage of students who study abroad while enrolled at Colby

144: Colby-approved study-abroad programs

Inspired World Citizenship

Colby is international—in its outlook, in its curriculum, in its extraordinary study-abroad opportunities, in its student body and faculty, and in the impact of its graduates. A Colby student develops a mature curiosity about other cultures and an appetite for engaged global citizenship.

Stories

Bringing Together Worlds: Human Rights at Colby
Students work and learn together with Colby's Oak Fellows, on-the-ground activists from around the world.
Class Project Creates Life-Altering Experience
In 10 years, Colby Cares About Kids has become a model mentoring program.
Homelessness: Raising Money and Awareness
As director of the Colby Volunteer Center (CVC), Dana Roberts ’12 had three goals for November: improve student appreciation of the...More »
Alums Walk for Charity
Sam Rouleau, ready for volunteer duty in Texas. When Nick Tucker ’10 and Sam Rouleau ’10 set out to walk across the country,...More »
Empowered in Kabul
Sulaiman Nasseri helps Afghan women gain independence through embroidery
The Lesson of David Kato
Gay activist in Uganda had applied for an Oak Fellowship at Colby; his murder should serve as a warning of the sometimes dangerous power of...More »

News

Maisel Fellows Reflect

The 2010-11 Sandy Maisel research and internship fellows report on their Jan Plans in Nepal and Denmark.
Kalimpong: Memories Made in India

Qainat Khan '11 and Dash Wasserman '12 reflect on Jan Plan at the Gandhi Ashram School, high in the Himalayas.

Colby Inspired

International Numbers

Inspired World Citizenship

Stories

Bringing Together Worlds: Human Rights at Colby

Class Project Creates Life-Altering Experience

Homelessness: Raising Money and Awareness

Alums Walk for Charity

Empowered in Kabul

The Lesson of David Kato

News

Maisel Fellows Reflect

Kalimpong: Memories Made in India

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