Colby College Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on Colby College? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Colby offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Colby College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Colby College was awarded 47 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is international studies.

Overall Quality

Colby is ranked #46 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Colby held the #83 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Colby is also ranked #2 out of 17 schools in Maine.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Colby?

Acceptance Rate

Colby College has a very low acceptance rate of 16%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Colby just in case you don't make the cut.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to Colby submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 670 and 760.

Colby received ACT scores from 55% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 31 and 33.

Learn more about Colby College admissions.

Colby College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Colby it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Colby College is 92%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Colby College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Colby College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Colby the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 91%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colby College.

Excellent Overall Diversity at Colby

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,917 full-time undergraduates at Colby.

Colby Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

With an overall score of 97.78 out of 100, Colby is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Colby College Cost?

The overall average net price of Colby is $18,553. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Colby

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$1,065	$1,661	$7,011	$19,766	$36,708

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colby, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Colby, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,079 a year. That adds up to $20,316 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Colby Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Colby make about $58,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Colby graduates since it is 46% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Colby College make the most money.

Location of Colby College

Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Waterville, Maine. The surrounding location of Waterville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Colby are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901-8840
Phone:	207-859-4000
Website:	www.colby.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/colbycollege
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/colbycollege

Colby College Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Economics	71	$56,900
Natural Resources Conservation	57	$24,700
Political Science & Government	55	$38,300
International Studies	36	$40,000
Computer Science	34	NA
Area Studies	33	NA
General Psychology	31	NA
History	24	NA
Mathematics	22	NA
Romance Languages	21	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Colby College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Learn more about online learning at Colby College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Colby College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Davidson College
• Gettysburg College
• Kenyon College
• Macalester College
• Oberlin College

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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