Top 2020 Rankings For Colby College
A more complete picture of where Colby College is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2020 Badges Awarded page.
All 2020 Rankings For Colby College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 83 of 1726 |
| New England | 23 of 140 |
| Maine | 3 of 18 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 54 of 130 |
| Maine |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 44 of 1481 |
| New England | 9 of 130 |
| Maine | 3 of 16 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 716 of 1483 |
| New England | 53 of 130 |
| Maine |
Diversity
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| Overall | 73 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | 1116 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 252 of 2416 |
| Location | 72 of 2182 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 170 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 170 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 86 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 250 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 106 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 344 of 890 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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| Most Popular | |
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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 27 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 26 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 33 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 589 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 438 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 262 of 846 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 69 of 184 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 673 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 579 of 1512 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 246 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 605 |
Education
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General Education
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| Most Popular | 88 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 90 of 225 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 585 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 347 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 556 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 361 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 146 of 799 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 199 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 226 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 115 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 97 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 231 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 87 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 159 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 547 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 403 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 1247 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 579 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 403 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 140 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 194 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 119 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 220 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 1170 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 24 of 132 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 83 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 110 |
| Best Value | 49 of 106 |
| Most Popular | 212 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 397 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 8 of 47 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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International Studies
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 68 |
| Best Value | 19 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 40 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 265 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 128 |
Science, Technology & Society
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 112 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 80 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 23 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 420 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 252 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 322 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 323 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 87 of 1155 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 786 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 435 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 121 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 341 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 285 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 119 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 101 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 833 |
| Best Value | 355 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 71 of 896 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 839 |
| Best Value | 392 of 814 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 670 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 221 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1313 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 260 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 52 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 120 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 590 |
| Best Value | 287 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 430 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 231 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 279 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 363 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 94 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 499 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 306 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 140 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 100 of 386 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 21 of 222 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D3) | 8 of 73 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 114 of 379 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 64 of 391 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 49 of 152 |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D3) | |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3) | 3 of 19 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 8 of 243 |
| Women's Rowing (D3) | |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 110 of 386 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 107 of 369 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) |
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 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical 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 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
International Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 68 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 381 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 669 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 278 of 589 |
Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Colby College has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 140 of 1240 |
| Brazil | 124 of 488 |
| Canada | 111 of 690 |
| China | 162 of 847 |
| India | 224 of 664 |
| Japan | 131 of 448 |
| Pakistan | 126 of 316 |
| South Korea | 230 of 595 |
| Vietnam | 143 of 511 |
International Value
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