2019 College Rankings for Colby College by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2019 Rankings For Colby College

Most Focused for Political Science & Government (ranked 8 out of 1081)
Top Ranked for Psychology (ranked 8 out of 833)
Top Ranked for International Studies (ranked 1 out of 68)
Most Focused for Social Sciences (ranked 21 out of 1321)
Most Focused for Economics (ranked 16 out of 714)

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	54 of 1776
New England	17 of 145
Maine	2 of 18

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	789 of 1510
New England	52 of 133
Maine	10 of 16

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	41 of 1507
New England	6 of 133
Maine	3 of 16

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	655 of 1510
New England	44 of 133
Maine	8 of 16

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	78 of 2235
Ethnic	1178 of 2486
Male / Female	302 of 2486
Location	75 of 2239

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	45 of 173
Best Value	127 of 169
Most Popular	170 of 508
Most Focused	66 of 508
Highest Paid Grads	74 of 281

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	45 of 170
Best Value	125 of 166
Most Popular	86 of 359
Most Focused	26 of 359
Highest Paid Grads	66 of 250

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	103 of 824
Best Value	527 of 808
Most Popular	459 of 1426
Most Focused	230 of 1426
Highest Paid Grads	344 of 891

Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

	better worse
Most Popular	44 of 52
Most Focused	39 of 52

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	12 of 27
Best Value	26 of 27
Most Popular	47 of 65
Most Focused	26 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	11 of 33

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	142 of 173
Most Focused	111 of 173

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	78 of 820
Best Value	493 of 803
Most Popular	583 of 1383
Most Focused	441 of 1383
Highest Paid Grads	262 of 847

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	107 of 184
Most Focused	69 of 184

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	688 of 1551
Most Focused	606 of 1551

Computer Science

	better worse
Most Popular	245 of 606
Most Focused	113 of 606

Education

	better worse
Most Popular	1045 of 1366
Most Focused	1128 of 1366

General Education

	better worse
Most Popular	89 of 226
Most Focused	91 of 226

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	175 of 602
Best Value	507 of 585
Most Popular	586 of 1355
Most Focused	347 of 1355
Highest Paid Grads	164 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	130 of 622
Best Value	477 of 603
Most Popular	550 of 1271
Most Focused	360 of 1271
Highest Paid Grads	146 of 800

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	255 of 367
Most Focused	245 of 367
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 199

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	71 of 341
Best Value	230 of 334
Most Popular	232 of 942
Most Focused	65 of 942
Highest Paid Grads	115 of 653

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	97 of 231
Most Focused	52 of 231

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	207 of 272
Most Focused	87 of 272
Highest Paid Grads	50 of 196

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	40 of 352
Best Value	189 of 345
Most Popular	159 of 809
Most Focused	42 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	94 of 571

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	47 of 548
Best Value	306 of 533
Most Popular	400 of 1251
Most Focused	154 of 1251

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	51 of 580
Best Value	330 of 565
Most Popular	400 of 1251
Most Focused	154 of 1251
Highest Paid Grads	125 of 823

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	132 of 471
Best Value	386 of 460
Most Popular	194 of 1223
Most Focused	40 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	144 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	110 of 475
Best Value	372 of 465
Most Popular	220 of 1171
Most Focused	44 of 1170
Highest Paid Grads	116 of 771

Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	86 of 132
Most Focused	24 of 132
Highest Paid Grads	27 of 83

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 110
Best Value	53 of 106
Most Popular	210 of 1032
Most Focused	127 of 1032
Highest Paid Grads	90 of 397

Classical & Ancient Studies

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Most Popular	24 of 47
Most Focused	8 of 47

Interdisciplinary Studies

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Most Popular	84 of 142
Most Focused	81 of 142

International Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	1 of 68
Best Value	25 of 66
Most Popular	40 of 266
Most Focused	6 of 265
Highest Paid Grads	22 of 128

Science, Technology & Society

	better worse
Most Popular	23 of 35
Most Focused	18 of 35

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	110 of 753
Most Focused	39 of 753
Highest Paid Grads	38 of 267

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	84 of 697
Most Focused	24 of 698

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	409 of 941
Most Focused	253 of 941
Highest Paid Grads	98 of 605

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	324 of 733
Most Focused	114 of 733
Highest Paid Grads	95 of 525

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	493 of 540
Most Focused	455 of 540
Highest Paid Grads	76 of 332

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	115 of 479
Best Value	383 of 470
Most Popular	323 of 1156
Most Focused	87 of 1155
Highest Paid Grads	118 of 786

Astronomy & Astrophysics

	better worse
Most Popular	76 of 82
Most Focused	46 of 82

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	74 of 435
Best Value	308 of 426
Most Popular	260 of 1099
Most Focused	89 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	114 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	311 of 428
Most Focused	121 of 428
Highest Paid Grads	72 of 341

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	285 of 717
Most Focused	119 of 717
Highest Paid Grads	101 of 537

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	8 of 833
Best Value	365 of 809
Most Popular	759 of 1502
Most Focused	777 of 1502
Highest Paid Grads	71 of 898

Child Development & Psychology

	better worse
Most Popular	75 of 116
Most Focused	68 of 116

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	23 of 842
Best Value	391 of 814
Most Popular	848 of 1407
Most Focused	1009 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	62 of 834

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	44 of 671
Best Value	364 of 654
Most Popular	223 of 1319
Most Focused	21 of 1321
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 875

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	38 of 260
Best Value	164 of 254
Most Popular	242 of 428
Most Focused	52 of 428
Highest Paid Grads	76 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	62 of 418
Best Value	270 of 410
Most Popular	120 of 715
Most Focused	16 of 714
Highest Paid Grads	55 of 536

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	32 of 591
Best Value	293 of 577
Most Popular	159 of 1083
Most Focused	8 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 759

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	72 of 534
Best Value	354 of 523
Most Popular	442 of 964
Most Focused	231 of 964
Highest Paid Grads	111 of 688

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	270 of 641
Best Value	582 of 626
Most Popular	832 of 1522
Most Focused	814 of 1522
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 850

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	522 of 808
Most Focused	363 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	81 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	89 of 512
Best Value	349 of 501
Most Popular	515 of 1103
Most Focused	333 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	109 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	854 of 1036
Most Focused	770 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	91 of 658

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	1666 of 1820

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	163 of 173

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	158 of 170

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	579 of 825

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	27 of 27

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	757 of 820

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	597 of 602

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	606 of 622

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	310 of 341

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	324 of 352

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	427 of 548

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	457 of 580

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	447 of 472

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	450 of 476

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	63 of 110

International Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	28 of 68

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	410 of 479

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	372 of 435

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	378 of 835

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	544 of 840

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	211 of 670

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	234 of 260

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	230 of 418

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	268 of 590

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	466 of 534

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	627 of 640

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	489 of 513

Colby College has no rankings in this category.

International Quality

	better worse
OVERALL	124 of 1240
Bangladesh	109 of 265
Brazil	107 of 442
Canada	118 of 644
China	156 of 835
India	217 of 643
Japan	133 of 437
South Korea	232 of 587
Vietnam	179 of 465

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	1129 of 1204
Bangladesh	233 of 258
Brazil	397 of 431
Canada	574 of 632
China	743 of 817
India	564 of 626
Japan	385 of 426
South Korea	527 of 576
Vietnam	405 of 452

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Men's Baseball (D3)	140 of 351
Men's Basketball (D3)	92 of 389
Men's Football (D3)	16 of 222
Men's Ice Hockey (D3)	6 of 73
Men's Lacrosse (D3)	101 of 211
Men's Soccer (D3)	107 of 382

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Women's Basketball (D3)	66 of 394
Women's Field Hockey (D3)	49 of 152
Women's Ice Hockey (D3)	30 of 55
Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3)	3 of 19
Women's Lacrosse (D3)	6 of 245
Women's Rowing (D3)	7 of 9
Women's Soccer (D3)	104 of 389
Women's Softball (D3)	102 of 371
Women's Volleyball (D3)	207 of 380