Top 2017 Rankings For Colby College
A more complete picture of where Colby College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.
All 2017 Rankings For Colby College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 41 of 1385 |
| New England | 13 of 122 |
| Maine | 2 of 11 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 555 of 1208 |
| New England | 35 of 111 |
| Maine | 3 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 48 of 1209 |
| New England | 11 of 111 |
| Maine | 3 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 449 of 1208 |
| New England | 30 of 111 |
| Maine | 3 of 9 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 103 of 2395 |
| Ethnic | 1231 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 307 of 1717 |
| Location | 96 of 2394 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 186 |
| Best Value | 75 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 187 |
| Best Value | 87 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 131 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 170 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 467 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 298 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 345 of 892 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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| Most Popular | |
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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 33 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 812 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 650 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 265 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 44 of 153 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 259 of 605 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Education
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| Most Popular | 96 of 196 |
| Most Focused |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 625 |
| Best Value | 277 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 644 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 425 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 141 of 367 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 367 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 360 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 314 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 133 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 106 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 234 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 375 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 252 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 592 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 571 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 398 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 615 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 571 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 398 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 486 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 181 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 1236 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 504 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 1189 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 786 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 55 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 8 of 114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 80 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 120 |
| Best Value | 36 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 168 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 22 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 52 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 49 of 110 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 110 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 75 |
| Best Value | 25 of 72 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 248 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 130 |
Science, Technology & Society
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| Most Popular | 16 of 36 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 36 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 141 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 105 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 264 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 275 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 183 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 51 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 238 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 266 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 210 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 1144 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 430 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 220 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 77 of 1085 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 114 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 78 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 847 |
| Best Value | 399 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 739 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 854 |
| Best Value | 380 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 684 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 1318 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 285 |
| Best Value | 117 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 45 of 431 |
| Best Value | 199 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 734 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 613 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 244 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 1074 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 767 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 192 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 722 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 664 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 259 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 557 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 418 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 700 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 17 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 50 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 94 of 227 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D3) | 24 of 61 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 27 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 60 of 358 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 29 of 373 |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D3) | 6 of 41 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 26 of 228 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 74 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 82 of 350 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 61 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 122 |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 76 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 320 of 698 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 101 of 1184 |
| Bangladesh | 83 of 267 |
| Canada | 85 of 671 |
| China | 136 of 821 |
| India | 185 of 641 |
| Japan | 110 of 443 |
| South Korea | 204 of 609 |
| Vietnam | 173 of 495 |
International Value
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