Ensuring the most talented students from every background have access to the best possible education.
Significant Financial Aid Awards
We meet 100 percent of demonstrated financial need without student loans. Families earning less than $65,000 with assets typical of this range will have a parent or guardian contribution of $0. Families earning up to $150,000 with assets typical of this range will have a parent or guardian contribution of no more than $15,000. More than 95 percent of families earning $200,000 or less have qualified for financial assistance in recent years. The average financial aid award $51,000. Estimate your cost in 90 seconds using the MyinTuition calculator.
Straightforward Access
Applying to Colby is easy. There are no application fees to submit, supplements to complete, or additional essays to write. As a test optional institution, you can choose whether or not you submit your standardized test scores with your application (and if you do, you may self-report your results). Each applicant is evaluated as an individual—within the context of his or her background.
Funded Experiences
Here, you can pursue research, internships, and off-campus study around the world. Programs such as CAPS, Presidential Scholars, and Bunche Scholars provide the opportunity for funding these experiences. Additionally, our DavisConnects program guarantees access to at least one global experience for all students, regardless of their ability to pay.
Support for Success
Colby invests in attracting talented students and in making certain that they receive the mentoring, resources, and opportunities to help ensure a lifelong success.
Our Commitment to Access
Through the Colby Commitment, we pledge to meet 100 percent of each admitted student’s demonstrated financial need without loans. For the Class of 2022, more than 95 percent of families with an income of $200,000 or less qualified for financial aid.
If your family has a total income of $65,000 or less and has assets typical of this income range, we’ve ensured they will have a parent or guardian contribution of $0.
Introducing the Fair Shot Fund
For families earning up to $150,000 with assets typical of that range, our Fair Shot Fund now ensures your parent or guardian contribution will be capped at $15,000 — which may make Colby cost less for you than any other four-year college or university.
Financial Aid
Colby College is more affordable than you think. Use the MyinTution calculator to estimate your college costs in just five minutes.
Our Partnerships
- A Better Chance
- Accessive, Inc.
- Achievement First
- American Talent Initiative
- Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI)
- Beacon Academy
- Chicago Scholars
- College For Every Student
- College Match
- College Track
- CollegeBound Initiative
- Emerge
- Global Citizen Year
- Hartford Boys and Girls Club
- Horatio Alger Association
- KenSAP
- KIPP
- Maine Department of Education
- Minds Matter NYC
- National Hispanic Institute
- National Merit Scholars
- Rainier Scholars
- Say Yes to Education
- Seizing Every Opportunity Scholars (SEO Scholars)
- Strive for College
- Squash and Education Alliance
- Sutton Trust US Programme
- The BASE
- The TalentEd Project
- The Yellow Ribbon Program
- Trekkers
- Uplift Education
- Venture Scholars
- YES Prep
Our People
Jeff Katz
PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
“Participating in research is the best way to study science and has a synergistic effect on performance in class. I co-direct CAPS because I want all Colby students to succeed, and the program removes barriers and provides personal support to enable that success.”
C. Andrew McGadney
Vice President and Dean of Student Advancement
Vice President and Dean of Student Advancement Andy McGadney oversees DavisConnects—a new global liberal arts model that infuses the pursuit of knowledge with a set of integrated research, internship, and global experiences designed to enhance the academic experience and prepare students for life after Colby.
Karlene Burrell-McRae ’94
Dean of the College
Dean of the College Karlene Burrell-McRae works collaboratively with the president, senior officers, and faculty to provide leadership and promote the vision of a fully integrated student experience, combining the curricular and cocurricular dimensions of student life illuminating the connection between students’ intellectual and personal development.
Student and Alumni Success
DESIGN YOUR FUTURE.
A global experience is essential—and guaranteed—for every Colby student. Students should also experience a lively international culture on campus. DavisConnects attracts the finest students and faculty from around the planet and provides opportunities and experiences to educate the next generation of global leaders.
DESTINATIONS OF THE CLASS OF 2015 INCLUDE
Fortune 500 companies, global nonprofits, and leading firms that recruit on-campus. Within six months of graduation, 95 percent of the Class of 2016 were either employed or in graduate or professional school.
DEDICATED PRE-HEALTH AND PRE-LAW ADVISORS
A host of resources (including internships and job shadowing) help students thrive in application processes while maintaining the flexibility to enhance their medical or law practice by pursuing a broad liberal arts education. Colby’s five-year medical school acceptance rate is nearly double the national average. During the 2016 cycle, 100 percent of applicants were admitted to law school, into 15 of the country’s top 20 programs.
What Students Are Saying
Maria Ennamorati
CLASS OF 2016
NORTH CONWAY, NH
Juvenal Lopez
CLASS OF 2017
LOS ANGELES, CA
Jamaal Grant
CLASS OF 2016
MILTON, MA
Bonnie Maldonado
CLASS OF 2016
BRONX, NY
Fen Bowen
CLASS OF 2017
GAINESVILLE, FL
Joebelle Bonete
CLASS OF 2018
MAKAWAO, HI
Thomas Gregston
CLASS OF 2016
NORTH CONWAY, NH
Briana Guillory
CLASS OF 2016
LAS VEGAS, NV
Muheb Esmat
CLASS OF 2017
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Our Promise
COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING SEMINARS
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM
FINANCIAL AID COURSES
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION WORKSHOPS
INTERVIEW SKILLS SESSIONS
PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE COURSES
For more information about the above opportunities, contact us.