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Academics
Colby’s model provides the scale and impact of larger universities coupled with intensive learning in a community committed to scholarship and discovery, multidisciplinary approaches to integrated learning, study in the liberal arts, and leading-edge programs addressing the world’s most complex challenges.
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
16
Median class size
66%
Classes with fewer than 20 students
People and Place
A vibrant and fully integrated academic, residential, and co-curricular experience is sustained by a diverse and supportive community.
Miller Library
Gordon Center for the Creative and Performing Arts
Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center
Events
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Lunder Institute for American Art
Lunder Institute Summer Think Tank
The 2025 Summer Think Tank explores the role of performance art within our understanding and stewardship of American art at large.
Life at Colby
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An integrated campus experience based on a culture of shared success.
We assemble a diverse class of fascinating, curious people and provide places to gather, opportunities to celebrate, and the support they need to thrive.
Be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Beyond your classes, research, and labs, you’ll fill your days by doing the things you love.
A tradition of partnership. A spirit of community exchange.
Colby students invest thousands of hours volunteering each year, including mentoring local youth, addressing inequities, or launching bold new ideas for productive, cooperative civic engagement.
Institutes, Centers and Labs
By offering funding, support, and connections, Colby’s Institutes, Centers, and Labs provide unique and innovative opportunities for deep scholarship, practical learning experiences, and real-world understanding.
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Our 714-acre campus is a global destination for research and thought that could be your home for four years.
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Athletics
Developing and educating students physically, morally, and mentally through sports and competition in order to help them achieve their unique potential and prepare them for life.