At Colby sociology is a discipline with a special history. It was here that one of the first sociology courses in the country was taught in 1890 by Albion Woodbury Small, who co-authored the first sociology textbook in the United States and was the founding editor of the American Journal of Sociology.

Today, the program in sociology addresses concerns similar to those that motivated Small and others to establish the discipline and that continue to occupy the minds of leaders in the field.  The sociology program at Colby provides an in depth look at both contemporary sociological problems and sociological theory.