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Colby Factbook
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This factbook contains many frequently requested facts and figures about the college. All information contained in this factbook will be made available to any person requesting it, inside or outside the college. However, because the manner in which some of these statistics are calculated is not always straightforward, data in some areas is to be requested through the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. The rationale for doing this is to ensure that information is communicated in as clear, consistent, and accurate a manner as possible. If this web page denies you access to any area of the factbook, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment will be happy to provide you with the data. Please contact the office by e-mail (mfreeman@colby.edu) or telephone 207.872.3138.

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2005 FACTBOOK: Public access reports

• General information (date founded, school location)
• Admissions / matriculating class information (sat scores, class profile)
• Student enrollment (enrolled student counts and demographic profile)
• Majors and minors offered (individual programs by department)
• Majors and minors declared (as of October 1 census)
  
• Majors and minors at graduation (as of June 30)
• Curricular information (average class sizes, number of classes, student:faculty ratio)
• One-year retention rate and six-year graduation rate (5-year average)
• Retention and graduation rates for specific groups (for 10 years of entering cohorts)
• Athletics (sports offered and division of sport)
• Student activities (overall count and names of active clubs)

2005 FACTBOOK: Public access reports through Institutional Research office
(All listed reports are available to the public: contact IR Office for a copy)

• Alumni (available 8/1/2005) senior survey, career services "6-months out" alumni survey)
• Employees (available 12/1/2005) (headcount, demographic profile)
• Faculty (available 12/1/2005) (fall teaching headcount, student to faculty ratio, demographic profile)
• Financial aid (available 11/15/2005) (% students receiving aid, average aid amounts)