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 for all admitted students—without including loans in our financial aid packages. Our graduates can focus on beginning their careers—not repaying their loans.
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Straightforward Access
Applying to Colby is easy. There are no application fees to submit, supplements to complete, or additional essays to write. You can even self-report your standardized test scores (we’re test-flexible, requiring either the SAT, ACT, or two SAT Subject Tests). 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.
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 Partnerships
Our People
Jeff Katz
ASSOCIATE 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.”
Kimberly Donaldson ’16
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
“As a Colby graduate and now coordinator of the Bunche Scholars Program, I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to work with the diverse and talented students in this community. They pursue academics and involvements with confidence and an eagerness to learn more every day.”
Meghan Grandolfo
SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS FOR ACCESS AND INCLUSION
“As a member of the Colby admissions team, I get to see the campus come together to embrace diversity within the community and focus on access and inclusion for all students. I think it’s truly an exciting time for the entire Colby community.”
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 2015 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 2015 national average, and graduates were admitted to 16 of the country’s top 20 law schools during the 2015 cycle.
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.